兵庫
ひょ
う
ご
Meanings
1
Hyogo (prefecture)
Only with reading ひょうご
Refers to Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. The reading へいこ is not used for this sense.
Hyogo Prefecture is in the Kansai region.
2
Historical term for a weapons storehouse or arsenal. The reading へいこ is possible but rare; ひょうご is more common.
In the Edo period, each domain stored weapons in its armory.