Sapporo

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proper noun

The capital and largest city of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.

OriginJapanese 札幌 ← Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital and largest city of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.

    Gong’s inspiration comes from exploring the great outdoors in Sapporo, the mountainous capital city of Hokkaido in northern Japan.

    2017 July 16, Jenny Marc, Katy Scott, “Revolutionary gel is five times stronger than steel”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2025

Origin

  1. Ainuサッ・ポロ・ペッ
  2. Japanese札幌
  3. EnglishSapporo

Borrowed from Japanese 札幌 (Sapporo), from Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ (sat poro pet, literally “dry, great river”).

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Translations

Arabic سَابُورُو
  • سَابُورُو (sabūrū)a city of Japan
Chinese Cantonese 札幌
  • 札幌 (zaat³ fong²)a city of Japan
Chinese Mandarin 札幌
  • 札幌 (Zháhuǎng)a city of Japan
Czech Sapporo
  • Sapporoa city of Japan
Finnish Sapporo
  • Sapporoa city of Japan
French Sapporo
  • Sapporoa city of Japan
German Sapporo
  • Sapporoa city of Japan
Hindi साप्पोरो
  • साप्पोरो (sāpporo)a city of Japan
Hungarian Szapporo
  • Szapporoa city of Japan
Japanese 札幌
  • 札幌 (Sapporo)a city of Japan
Korean 삿포로
  • 삿포로 (Satporo)a city of Japan
Latvian Saporo
  • Saporoa city of Japan
Polish Sapporo
  • Sapporoa city of Japan
Russian Са́ппоро
  • Са́ппоро (Sápporo)a city of Japan
Spanish Sapporo
  • Sapporoa city of Japan
Thai ซัปโปโระ
  • ซัปโปโระ (sáp-bpoo-ró)a city of Japan
Vietnamese 札幌
  • 札幌 (Trát Hoảng)a city of Japan

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Sapporo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sapporo

MLA

“Sapporo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sapporo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sapporo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sapporo.

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