Etymology

Hokuriku

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Today it means: A region in northwest Japan, west of Tokyo, along the Sea of Japan. Full definition →

Japanese 北陸
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from北陸
  2. English todayHokuriku

From Japanese 北陸 (Hokuriku).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.