中国地方

See also: 中國地方

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 中国地方 – see 中國地方 (“the Chūgoku region of Japan”).
(This term, 中国地方, is the simplified form of 中國地方).
Notes:

Japanese
中国地方 (Chūgoku-chihō): the Chūgoku region.
Kanji in this term
中 国 地 方
ちゅう
Grade: 1		 こく > ごく
Grade: 2		 ち
Grade: 2		 ほう
Grade: 2
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
中國地方 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 中国 (Chūgoku, collective term for the provinces in the historical 山陰道 (San'indō) and 山陽道 (San'yōdō) regions) +‎ 地方 (-chihō, “area”).

Proper noun

中(ちゅう)国(ごく)地(ち)方(ほう) • (Chūgoku-chihō) ←ちゆうごくちはう (tyuugokutifau)?

  1. the Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori, and Shimane)

Synonyms
  • 山陰山陽地方(さんいんさんようちほう) (San'in-San'yō-chihō, used to avoid confusion with China)
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