奥羽

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
奥 羽
おう
Grade: S 		う
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
奧羽 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

奥(おう) (Ō, Clipping of 陸奥) + 羽(う) (U, Clipping of 出羽)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

奥(おう)羽(う) • (Ōu) 

  1. (history) the combined area of two former provinces of northernmost Japan:
    i.e. the Mutsu Province and the Dewa Province.
    奥(おう)羽(う)越(えつ)列(れっ)藩(ぱん)同(どう)盟(めい)
    Ōu etsu reppan dōmei
    Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
  2. Tōhoku (a traditional region of Japan, specifically the northernmost six prefectures in Honshu (clockwise from the northermost): Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Yamagata and Akita)
    Synonym: 奥羽地方 (Ōu chihō, “Tōhoku region”)
    奥(おう)羽(う)山(さん)脈(みゃく)
    Ōu sanmyaku
    the Ōu Mountains
    奥(おう)羽(う)本(ほん)線(せん)
    Ōu honsen
    the Ōu Main Line
    奥(おう)羽(う)新(しん)幹(かん)線(せん)
    Ōu shinkansen
    the Ōu shinkansen (plan)

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