noun
Hitachi Fudoki
An early 8th-century regional gazetteer describing the culture, geography, and oral traditions of Hitachi Province. Used as a proper noun for the work itself.
常陸風土記は、奈良時代に編纂された地誌の一つです。
The Hitachi Fudoki is one of the regional gazetteers compiled in the Nara period.
Generic term for ancient Japanese regional gazetteers; 常陸風土記 is a specific work from Hitachi Province.
Compound of 常陸 (Hitachi, an old province name) and 風土記 (fudoki, 'regional gazetteer'). The exact origin of the province name is uncertain.