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Hokkaido en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/həˈkaɪdəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/həˈkaɪdoʊ/ (General-American)
/hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/hɑˈkaɪdoʊ/ (General-American)
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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).

Meanings

A breed of dog originating from Japan, resembling a spitz dog breed, although not officially ranked as a spitz dog breed.
- […] Hokkaidos or Ainus (smaller versions of the Akita); Akitas, Japanese Spitz, Japanese Chin, Nippon Terriers and Kai Ken. 1983, Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette, page 11:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Hokkaidos	Number=Plur		lexicographic
Hokkaidō		alternative	lexicographic

Translations (1)

pl hokkaido (dog breed)

Hokkaido en · PROPN

Pronunciation

/həˈkaɪdəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/həˈkaɪdoʊ/ (General-American)
/hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/hɑˈkaɪdoʊ/ (General-American)
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Meanings

The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.
- 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, […] 2009, Nicolas Tranter, The Languages of Japan and Korea:
- 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:
- 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. 2019, Supana Onikage, translated by Quof, edited by K. “Kitty-tama” Jordan, Lazy Dungeon Master, volume 5, J-Novel Club, →ISBN:
- Ms. Kato, 38, was born in Hokkaido, Japan, and has worked as a pastry chef in French and Japanese restaurants. 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 Jul 2021:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Hokkaidō		alternative	lexicographic

Coordinates

Kyushu · Shikoku · Honshu

Deriveds

orange Hokkaido · Hokkaido wolf

Translations (82)

ur ہوکائیدو (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · de Hokkaidō (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · tl Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · hi होक्काइदो (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · sl Hokaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · la Esonia (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · is Hokkaidō (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · sgs Huokaids (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · th ฮกไกโด (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · vi Hokkaidō (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ca Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · fi Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · af Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ru Хокка́йдо (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · lo ຮົກໄກໂດ (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · el Χοκκάιντο (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · da Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · bo ཧོ་ཁའི་དོ (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · vi Đảo Hokkaidō (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ms Hokkaidō (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · cmn 北海道 (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · sh Хоккаидо (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · fr Hokkaïdo (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ro Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · de Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · he הוקאידו (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · la Esonis (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · lt Hokaidas (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · pl Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ar هُوكَايْدُو (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · yue 北海道 (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · hu Hokkaidó (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ain アイヌモシㇼ (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ain ヤウンモシㇼ (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · fi Hokkaidō (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · mnc ᠣᠯᡥᠣᠨ ᡨᡠᠨ (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ka ჰოკაიდო (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ko 홋카이도 (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · tr Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · am ሆካይዶ (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · id Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · pt Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ar هُكَّايْدُو (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · wuu 北海道 (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ja 北海道 (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · cdo 北海道 (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ain アィヌ・モシㇼ (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · sh Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · hy Հոկայդո (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · it Hokkaidō (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ms Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ba Хокка́йдо (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · is Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · es Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · el Χοκκάιντω (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · tl Hokkaidō (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · mk Хокаи́до (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · vi Đảo Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · bg Хока́йдо (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · sk Hokkaidó (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · az Hokkaydo (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · it Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · fa هوکایدو (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · mr होक्काइदो (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · gl Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · be Хака́йда (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · cs Hokkaidó (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ug خوككايدو ئارىلى (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · nn Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · eo Hokajdo (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · nl Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · nb Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · fr Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ta ஹொக்கைடோ (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · vi Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · sh Хокаидо (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · ko 북해도 (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · uk Хокка́йдо (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · sh Hokaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · sv Hokkaido (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · yi האָקײַדאָ (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself) · gur Hokkaidoo (a northern largest island of Japan, or a prefecture based in itself)