Word Meaning 越後

えちご echigo

越後 is read as えちご (echigo) and means Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture).

Meaning

English

Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

Reading

Kana

えちご

Romaji

echigo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 16017 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

越後屋

えちごや

Echigoya

越後兎

えちごうさぎ

Lepus brachyurus lyoni (subspecies of Japanese hare)

越後獅子

えちごじし

street performance by itinerant entertainers featuring a tumbling act in which a child performer wears a carved lion's head

越す

こす

to get over (e.g. hardship)

越える

こえる

to exceed

越年

えつねん

playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game

越権

えっけん

going beyond authority

越し

ごし

throughout (a period of time)

越冬

えっとう

passing the winter

戦後

せんご

postwar period

最後

さいご

one's final moments

直後

ちょくご

immediately following

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