陸前

Japanese

Kanji in this term
陸	前
りく Grade: 4	ぜん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

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Proper noun

陸(りく)前(ぜん) • (Rikuzen)

Short for 陸前国 (Rikuzen-no-kuni): Rikuzen Province, one of the provinces of Japan separated from the older 陸奥 (Mutsu) Province in the early Meiji period; today part of Miyagi and Iwate prefectures
Hypernyms: 三陸 (Sanriku), 陸州 (Rikushū)
a surname

Coordinate terms

陸中(りくちゅう) (Rikuchū)
陸奥(むつ) (Mutsu)

Derived terms

陸前(りくぜん)高(たか)田(た) (Rikuzentakata)
陸前(りくぜん)浜街道(はまかいどう) (Rikuzen Hamakaidō)

See also

中(なか)山道(せんどう) (Nakasendō)

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