北條

Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 北條 – see the following entry.

[proper noun] a place name, especially:

[proper noun] Hojō (a former city in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, today merged with the city of Matsuyama)

[proper noun] Hōjō (a former town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, today merged with the city of Kasai)

[proper noun] Kitajō (a former town in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, today merged with the city of Kashiwazaki)

[proper noun] a surname

Alternative spelling
きたじょう

(This term, 北條, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)