Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/8/2021, 11:48 AM	HL
10/7/2021, 11:44 AM	HL
10/7/2021, 10:46 AM	HL
8/13/2021, 5:08 AM	japanese_names

Name Fukui

Type Political Subdivision & Settlement

Usage Japanese

Scripts 福井(Japanese Kanji) ふくい(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced Pron. /ɸɯᵝ.kɯᵝ.i/

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.

Added 8/13/2021 by japanese_names