Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/8/2021, 11:48 AM	HL
10/7/2021, 11:47 AM	HL
10/6/2021, 11:29 AM	HL
10/6/2021, 11:28 AM	HL
10/6/2021, 11:08 AM	HL
8/13/2021, 7:18 PM	japanese_names

Name Fukuoka

Type Political Subdivision & Settlement

Usage Japanese

Scripts 福岡(Japanese Kanji) ふくおか(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced Pron. /ɸɯᵝ.kɯᵝ.o̞.kä/

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.

Added 8/13/2021 by japanese_names