甲信越地方 – vocab dash

甲こう信しん越えつ地ち方ほう

Meanings

Noun

1. Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures); Koshinetsu

Kanji used

甲outer shell 信belief 越go beyond 地ground 方way

Composed of

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand; the A party (e.g. in a contract); the first party; plaintiff (label in legal documents)

Noun

信しん越えつ

region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata

Noun

地ち方ほう

district; region; area; locality; the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area

Noun