北方領土

Japanese

Kanji in this term
北 方 領 土
ほく > ほっ
Grade: 2 		ほう > ぽう
Grade: 2 		りょう
Grade: 5 		ど
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほっぽーりょーど [hòppóóryóꜜòdò] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ho̞p̚po̞ːɾʲo̞ːdo̞]

Proper noun

北(ほっ)方(ぽう)領(りょう)土(ど) • (Hoppō Ryōdo) 

  1. the Northern Territories, the southern Kuril Islands - a group of islands administered by Russia, claimed by Japan.

Descendants

  • → English: Northern Territories (calque)

See also

Kuril Islands

  • クリル列島 (Kuriru rettō), 千島列島 (Chishima rettō)

disputed islands include:

  • 択捉島 (Etorofu-tō, “Iturup”)
  • 国後島 (Kunashiri-tō, “Kunashir”)
  • 色丹島 (Shikotan-tō, “Shikotan”)
  • 歯舞諸島 (Habomai-shotō, “Habomai rocks”)
  • 北方領土問題 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
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