けん

See also: げん

Japanese

Etymology 1

On'yomi terms.

Conjunction

けん • (ken) 

1. 兼: concurrently

Counter

けん • (-ken) 

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

Noun

けん • (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 • (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 • (-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 • (-ken) 

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

Etymology 3

Particle

けん • (ken) 

1. (Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu) because
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     じゃが今(いま)は内(ない)地(ち)も不(ふ)景(けい)気(き)でがして、屑(くず)屋(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.