北国

きたぐに

Also written ほっこく

Meanings

1. Noun northern country
2. northern provinces; northern regions; northland

Kanji

• 北 north. Read as きた.
• 国 country. Read as くに.

Example sentences

• 北国の冬は長いけど、夏は短い。
  Winters in the north are long, but summers are short.

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