十勝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
十 勝
と
Grade: 1 		かち
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Said to be from Ainu トカㇷ゚チ (tokapci). The exact original meaning, which is uncertain, is interpreted either as Ainu トカㇷ゚ウシ (tokap usi, “place of the breasts”) or Ainu トカオㇷ゚チ (toka op ci, “place of the swamp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞ka̠t͡ɕi]

Proper noun

十(と)勝(かち) • (Tokachi) 

  1. Tokachi (a river in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan; in full, Tokachi River)
  2. Tokachi (a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, named after the river; in full, Tokachi Subprefecture)
  3. Tokachi (a former province in modern Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan; in full, Tokachi Province)
  4. Tokachi (a district of Tokachi subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan; in full, Tokachi District)

Descendants

  • → English: Tokachi
  • → Russian: То́кати (Tókati)
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