択捉

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
(ateji)
とら(ふ) > とろ(ふ)
Grade: S
(ateji)
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
擇捉 (kyūjitai)
 択捉島 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From Ainu .

Proper noun

()(とろふ) (Etorofu

  1. Iturup (an island in Russia)