"信越" meaning in Japanese

See 信越 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɕĩɰ̃e̞t͡sɨ] Forms: 信越 [canonical] (ruby: (しん), (えつ)), Shin'etsu [romanization]
Etymology: 信(しん) (Shin, Clipping of 信濃 (“Shinano Province”)) + 越(えつ) (Etsu, Clipping of 越後 (“Echigo Province”)) Etymology templates: {{clip|ja|信濃|t=Shinano Province}} Clipping of 信濃 (“Shinano Province”), {{clip|ja|越後|t=Echigo Province}} Clipping of 越後 (“Echigo Province”), {{ja-compound|信|^しん|越|^えつ|pos1=Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">信濃</i> (“Shinano Province”)|pos2=Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">越後</i> (“Echigo Province”)|sort=しんえつ}} 信(しん) (Shin, Clipping of 信濃 (“Shinano Province”)) + 越(えつ) (Etsu, Clipping of 越後 (“Echigo Province”)) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|しんえつ}} 信(しん)越(えつ) • (Shin'etsu)
  1. (history) the Shinano Province and the Echigo Province in feudal system in Japan.
    Sense id: en-信越-ja-name-Gl~1mfGW Categories (other): History, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Geographic and cultural areas of Japan, History, History of Japan, Japan Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Geographic and cultural areas of Japan: 47 53 Disambiguation of History: 100 0 Disambiguation of History of Japan: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japan: 46 54 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. Shin'etsu (a traditional region in Chūbu region in Japan, composed of the prefectures of Nagano and Niigata) Categories (place): Places in Japan Synonyms: 信越地方, 信越エリア
    Sense id: en-信越-ja-name-jjD0exc6 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Geographic and cultural areas of Japan, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Geographic and cultural areas of Japan, History of Japan, Japan Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 39 61 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 52 48 Disambiguation of Geographic and cultural areas of Japan: 47 53 Disambiguation of History of Japan: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japan: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 信越本線 (Shin'etsu honsen) (ruby: (しん), (えつ), (ほん), (せん)) (english: Shin'etsu Main Line), 甲信越 (Kōshin'etsu) (ruby: (こう), (しん), (えつ)) (english: Kōshin'etsu region), 上信越 (Jōshin'etsu) (ruby: (じょう), (しん), (えつ)) (english: Jōshin'etsu region), 北信越 (Hokushin'etsu) (ruby: (ほく), (しん), (えつ)) (english: Hokushin'etsu region), 関東信越 (Kantō shin'etsu) (ruby: (かん), (とう), (しん), (えつ)) (english: Kantō-Shin'etsu region)
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