けん

See also: げん

Japanese

Etymology 1

On'yomi terms.

Conjunction

けん (rōmaji ken)

  1. 兼: concurrently

Counter

けん (rōmaji -ken)

  1. 件: cases, matters
  2. 軒: houses, buildings
  3. 間: gaps between pillars

Noun

けん (rōmaji ken)

  1. 剣: sword
  2. 県: prefecture (regional administration in Japan)
  3. 腱: tendon (of relating to muscle)
  4. 間: (architecture) interval, space of pillar; (length unit) about 1.8 metre.

Proper noun

けん (rōmaji Ken)

  1. 健: A male given name
  2. 堅: A male given name
  3. 建: A male given name
  4. 兼: A male given name

Suffix

けん (rōmaji -ken)

  1. 権: right to do something
  2. 券: ticket, bond, certificate
  3. 圏: range, sphere, circle
  4. 軒: houses, buildings

Etymology 2

Suffix

けん (rōmaji -ken)

  1. (Classical Japanese, jodōshi) Alternative form of けむ (kemu)

Etymology 3

Particle

けん (rōmaji ken)

  1. (Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu) because
    • じゃが今 (いま)は内地 (ないち)も不 (ふ)景 (けい)気 (き)でがして、屑屋 (くずや)も駄 (だ)目 (め)じゃけん、内地 (ないち)さ行 (い)くなああきらめるがええ
      Jaga ima wa naichi mo fukeiki de gashite, kuzuya mo dame ja ken, naichi sa iku nā akirameru ga ē
      However the mainland economy is also in a recession now and waste collection business does not pay, so you should give up to go to the mainland.
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