ほっぽうりょう
Meanings
Noun
1. Southern Kuril Islands (held by Russia, claimed by Japan); Northern Territories
Kanji used
north
way
territory
earth
Pitch accent
っぽうりょ
うど
Composed of
① 北の方角。
① その国の主権が及ぶ地域。② 領有している土地。
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
Northern Territories dispute; Kuril Islands dispute
Examples (3 in total)
February 7th is Northern Territories Day in Japan.
Russia must return the Northern Territories to Japan.
Japan claims the Northern Territories for its own.