Sanuki Province
Historical province in Shikoku, roughly corresponding to modern Kagawa Prefecture. Used in historical contexts and in modern place names like 讃岐うどん.
Sanuki is the old provincial name for what is now Kagawa Prefecture.
Sanuki udon is a specialty of Kagawa Prefecture.
sanukite
Kagawa dialect
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa Prefecture
Standard kanji spelling for the historical province and related modern place names.
The name 讃岐 (Sanuki) is of ancient origin, referring to a province in Shikoku. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it has been used since the Nara period.