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岩手

Yán shǒu

2-character word

What 岩手 means

1. Iwate (prefecture in Japan)

The characters in 岩手

• 岩yáncliff; rock
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Sounds the same

Read Yán shǒu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 严守to strictly maintain

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