北陸

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほく
Grade: 2
りく
Grade: 4
on'yomi kan'on

Etymology

Short for 北陸地方.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(ほく)(りく) (Hokuriku

  1. the area of Japan west of Tokyo by the Sea of Japan

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN