a prefecture in the 中部 (Chūbu) region of Japan facing the Sea of Japan; its capital city is 金沢 (Kanazawa)

a surname / a place name, such as that of Ishikawa prefecture

hometown, the place one comes from / the school from which one graduated / the group or organization from which one comes

a type of administrative district, including 43 of the 47 prefectures of modern Japan, Chinese counties, French departments, etc.

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

earth, dirt / fabric, cloth / (game of Go) territory

Alternative spelling of 私達 (“we; us”)

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

personal, private / secret