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
    北方領土

    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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