越後

Japanese

Kanji in this term
越 後
えち
Grade: S 		ご
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Named after the ancient province of Koshi (越国 (こしのくに, Koshinokuni)), which was split into three provinces under Emperor Monmu in the 7th century AD.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞t͡ɕiɡo̞]

Proper noun

越(えち)後(ご) • (Echigo) ←ゑちご (Wetigo)?

  1. Echigo (a historical province of Japan, roughly corresponding to present-day Niigata Prefecture)
  2. a surname
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