信越

しんえつ

Meanings

1. Noun region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata

Kanji

• 信 trust. Read as シン.
• 越 go over. Read as エツ.

Words containing 信越

• 信越本線 (しんえつほんせん) Shin'etsu Main Line (Gunma-Nagano-Niigata Railway)
• 甲信越地方 (こうしんえつちほう) Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures)
• 信越化学工業 (しんえつかがくこうぎょう) Shin-Etsu Chemical

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