南樺太
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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南 | 樺 | 太 |
みなみ Grade: 2 | から Jinmeiyō | ふと Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi | Irregular | kun’yomi |
Etymology
南 (minami, “south”) + 樺太 (Karafuto, “Sakhalin”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲina̠mʲi ka̠ɾa̠ɸɯ̟ᵝto̞]
Noun
南樺太 • (Minami Karafuto)
- the southern part of Sakhalin below the 50th parallel north
- (historical) territory of the Empire of Japan from 1905 to 1952.