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

• (Tokyo) ほっぽーりょーど [hòppóóryóꜜòdò] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞p̚po̞ːɾʲo̞ːdo̞]

Proper noun

北方領土

北(ほっ)方(ぽう)領(りょう)土(ど) • (Hoppō Ryōdo) 

1. the Northern Territories, the southern Kuril Islands - a group of islands administered by Russia, claimed by Japan.

Descendants

• → English: Northern Territories (calque)

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”)
• 北方領土問題 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja