Japanese symbol for “hokkaido”
北海道
ほっかいどう
Romaji: hokkaidou
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
In Japanese, hokkaido is 北海道, read ほっかいどう (hokkaidou).
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Meanings
- n Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hokkaido”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北海 | ほっかい hokkai | Hokkaido |
| アイヌ犬 | アイヌけん ainuken | Hokkaido (dog breed); Ainu dog |
| 北海道犬 | ほっかいどうけん hokkaidouken | Hokkaido (dog breed); Ainu dog |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北部 | ほくぶ hokubu | northern part; the north (of a region) |
| 敗北 | はいぼく haiboku | defeat; loss; reverse |
| 南北 | なんぼく nanboku | north and south; north to south |
| 北朝鮮 | きたちょうせん kitachousen | North Korea |
| 北東 | ほくとう hokutou | northeast |
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 海岸 | かいがん kaigan | seashore; coast; seaside |
| 海軍 | かいぐん kaigun | navy; naval force |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.