Hokkaido

Alternative forms

• Hokkaidō

Origin

From

ほっかいどう

|lang=ja|sc=Jpan}, from Middle Chinese 北海 (pok-hój "Northern sea") + 道 (dáu "Circuit", a province-like administrative unit from Ming dynasty China).

Full definition of Hokkaido

Proper noun

1. The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo

Coordinate terms

• Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku