後志

Japanese

Kanji in this term
後 志
しり > しりべ
Grade: 2 		し
Grade: 5
kun'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Ainu シㇼペッ (sir pet), referring to the Shiribetsu River and its nearby mountains.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕiɾʲibe̞ɕi]

Proper noun

後(しりべ)志(し) • (Shiribeshi) 

  1. Shiribeshi Province, an old province of Japan
  2. Shiribeshi Subprefecture, a subprefecture of Hokkaido

References

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