静冈

靜岡
Jìnggāng
proper noun #56,043

Meanings

  1. 1 Shizuoka, prefecture of Japan on the Pacific coast, or its capital city

Examples

HSK 3
Jìnggāng de lǜchá zài Rìběn hěn yǒumíng.
Shizuoka's green tea is famous in Japan.
HSK 6
Cóng Jìnggāng zuò Xīngànxiàn qù Dōngjīng dàyuē yí ge xiǎoshí.
From Shizuoka it takes about an hour to Tokyo by Shinkansen.

Tips

usage
The prefecture is 静冈县 and the city 静冈市. Chinese calls a Japanese prefecture a 县, so here it is a prefecture, not a county. The Japanese name is written 静岡 (Shizuoka), 'quiet hill'.
culture
Mount 富士山 stands on its border with 山梨 (Yamanashi), and the prefecture has long been the heart of Japanese green-tea growing.

Stroke Order

静 jìng
冈 gāng