けん
See also: げん
Japanese
Etymology 1
On'yomi terms.
Conjunction
Counter
Noun
- 剣: sword
- 県: prefecture (regional administration in Japan)
- 腱: tendon (of relating to muscle)
- 間: (architecture) interval, space of pillar; (length unit) about 1.8 metre.
Proper noun
- 健: a male given name
- 堅: a male given name
- 建: a male given name
- 兼: a male given name
Suffix
Etymology 2
Suffix
- (Classical Japanese, jodōshi) Alternative form of けむ (kemu)
Etymology 3
Particle
- (Chūgoku, Shikoku, Kyūshū) because
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- じゃが今は内地も不景気でがして、屑屋も駄目じゃけん、内地さ行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.
- じゃが今は内地も不景気でがして、屑屋も駄目じゃけん、内地さ行くなああきらめるがええ
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