Hokkaidoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Japanese 北(ほっ)海(かい)道(どう) (Hokkaidō, “North Sea Circuit”), from Middle Chinese 北海 (pək-hʌi˧˥, “Northern sea”) +‎ 道 (dáu, “Circuit”, a province-like administrative unit from Tang dynasty China).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/, /həˈkaɪdəʊ/
• (General American) IPA: /hɑˈkaɪdoʊ/, /həˈkaɪdoʊ/
• 韻: -aɪdəʊ

固有名詞

Hokkaido

1. The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.
   • 2009, Nicolas Tranter, The Languages of Japan and Korea:

     In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, […]

   • 2016 June 27, Tejal Rao, “Making Mochi, a Japanese Treat That’s All About Texture”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 July 2021:

     Ms. Kato, 38, was born in Hokkaido, Japan, and has worked as a pastry chef in French and Japanese restaurants.

   • 2017 July 16, Jenny Marc, Katy Scott, “Revolutionary gel is five times stronger than steel”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 2 July 2025:

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

   • 2019, Supana Onikage, translated by Quof, edited by K. “Kitty-tama” Jordan, Lazy Dungeon Master, volume 5, J-Novel Club, →ISBN:

     I took another look at the map, impressed by how useful random modern Earth knowledge was in this world. Tsia Mountain, which contained our dungeon, was within the Empire’s territory. Using the size of the mountain to estimate distance… Yeah, the Empire was pretty huge. How many Hokkaidos could even fit in here? More than a few. Not to mention that there’s dozens of dungeons marked on the map.

等位語

• Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku

派生語

名詞

Hokkaido (plural Hokkaidos)

1. A breed of dog originating from Japan, resembling a spitz dog breed, although not officially ranked as a spitz dog breed.
   • 1983, Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette, page 11:

     […] Hokkaidos or Ainus (smaller versions of the Akita); Akitas, Japanese Spitz, Japanese Chin, Nippon Terriers and Kai Ken.

Further reading

• Hokkaido on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hokkaido (dog) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia