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Name Hokkaido
Type Political Subdivision & Island
Usage Japanese
Scripts 北海道(Japanese Kanji) ほっかいどう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. /ho̞k̚.kä.i.do̞ː/
Other Forms FormsHokkaidō
Theme ocean
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Meaning & History

From Japanese 北海 (hokkai) meaning "northern sea" and 道 (dō) meaning "circuit". This is the name of an island and prefecture of Japan.
Added 8/12/2021 by japanese_names