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北海道 (ほっかいどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

北ほっ海かい道どう

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to Japan's northernmost main island and the prefectural-level administrative unit that covers it.

北ほっ海かい道どうは冬ふゆに雪ゆきがたくさん降ふります。
Hokkaido gets a lot of snow in winter.
来らい月げつ、北ほっ海かい道どうへ旅りょ行こうに行い

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予よ

定てい

です

。

I plan to travel to Hokkaido next month.

Written forms

北ほっ海かい道どうUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for the prefecture and island.
ホッカイドウUsage<1%

Kanji

北north
海sea, ocean
道road-way, street, district

Etymology

The name 北海道 (Hokkaidō) was officially adopted in 1869, combining 北 (north), 海 (sea), and 道 (circuit, administrative region), following the traditional regional naming pattern used for the old provinces.