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
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ほっぽーりょーど [hòppóóryóꜜòdò] (Nakadaka – [5])
- IPA(key): [ho̞p̚po̞ːɾʲo̞ːdo̞]
Proper noun
北方領土
北方領土 (hiragana ほっぽうりょうど, rōmaji Hoppō Ryōdo)
- the Northern Territories, the southern Kuril Islands - a group of islands administered by Russia, claimed by Japan.
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)
