ハルキウ

Japanese

Alternative forms

• ハリコフ (Harikofu, “Kharkov”)

Etymology

From Ukrainian Ха́рків (Xárkiv).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠ɾɯ̟ᵝkʲiɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

ハルキウ • (Harukiu) 

1. (less common) Kharkiv, Kharkov (a city in Ukraine)
2. (less common) Kharkiv, Kharkov (an oblast in eastern Ukraine).