hokkaido
/hɑˈkaɪdoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A breed of dog originating from Japan, resembling a spitz dog breed, although not officially ranked as a spitz dog breed.
Example Sentences
- "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, […]"
- "Ms. Kato, 38, was born in Hokkaido, Japan, and has worked as a pastry chef in French and Japanese restaurants."
- "Gong’s inspiration comes from exploring the great outdoors in Sapporo, the mountainous capital city of Hokkaido in northern Japan."
- "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."
- "[…] Hokkaidos or Ainus (smaller versions of the Akita); Akitas, Japanese Spitz, Japanese Chin, Nippon Terriers and Kai Ken."
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).
Word Breakdown
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Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /hɑˈkaɪdoʊ/
- British English: /hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/