中国地方 ちゅうごくちほう Meanings Noun Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane) Kanji 中 middle. Read as チュウ. 国 country. Read as コク. 地 land 方 direction. Read as ホウ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists