Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほく
Grade: 2
りく
Grade: 4
on'yomi kan'on

Etymology

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Short for 北陸地方.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(ほく)(りく) (Hokuriku

  1. the area of Japan west of Tokyo by the Sea of Japan

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN