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中国地方
中国地方
Japanese
中国地方 (Chūgoku Chihō): Chugoku Region.
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 中 | 国 | 地 | 方 |
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ちゅう Grade: 1 |
こく > ごく Grade: 2 |
ち Grade: 2 |
ほう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |||
Noun
中国地方 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 中國地方, hiragana ちゅうごくちほう, romaji chūgokuchihō, historical hiragana ちゆうごくちはう)
- Chūgoku region: the west part of 本州 (Honshū, “Honshū, the main island of Japan”), bordering the region of 関西 (Kansai) to the east, and the islands of 四国 (Shikoku) to the south and 九州 (Kyūshū) to the southwest.
Synonyms
- 山陰山陽地方 (San'in san'yō-chihō)