北陸

Japanese

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

Etymology

Named after Hokurikudō (北陸道(ほくりくどう) (hokurikudō), literally "northern land circuit"), a historical region under the ancient Gokishichidō system.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほくりく [hòkúríkú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞kɯ̟ɾʲikɯ̟]

Proper noun

北(ほく)陸(りく) • (Hokuriku) 

  1. Hokuriku (a geographical region in central Japan, traditionally composed of the prefectures of Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama and (sometimes) Niigata)
    Synonym: 北陸地方 (ほくりくちほう, Hokuriku-chihō)

References

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