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Hokuriku

Hokuriku proper noun: a region in northwest Japan, west of Tokyo, along the Sea of Japan.

Proper noun

Hokuriku

  1. A region in northwest Japan, west of Tokyo, along the Sea of Japan.
    • Hokuriku, industrial region, west-central Honshu, Japan, lying along the Sea of Japan. It is neither an administrative nor a political entity.1998 July 20, “Hokuriku”, in Encyclopædia Britannica
    • It is believed that the picture was conveyed through the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast, but the Nagano Municipal Government noted that the figure bears no shield and that the vessel contains a circular emblem -- features setting it apart from those unearthed in the western half of the...2020 November 20, “Ancient vessel depicting 'bird-costume shaman' found for 1st time in eastern Japan”, in The Mainichi

Origin of Hokuriku

From Japanese 北陸 (Hokuriku).

Questions about Hokuriku

What does Hokuriku mean?
Hokuriku means a region in northwest Japan, west of Tokyo, along the Sea of Japan.
What part of speech is Hokuriku?
Hokuriku is a proper noun.

Words near Hokuriku in the dictionary

  1. Hokshan
  2. Hoksieu
  3. Hokudai
  4. hokum
  5. hokums
  6. Hokuriku
  7. hokus-pokus
  8. Hokuto
  9. hokutolite
  10. hoky
  11. hoky-poky

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