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北方領土

Reading

Kana: ほっぽうりょうど
Romaji: hoppouryōdo
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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the Northern Territories

Kanji

Readings: ホク、 きた
Meaning: north
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: リョウ、 えり
Meanings: jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign
Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey

Example Sentence

日本(にっぽん)北方領土(ほっぽうりょうど)日本(にっぽん)固有(こゆう)のものにしたがっている。
➥Japan claims the Northern Territories for its own.
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