# Hokkaido

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/ · frequency rank #34,525

## Definitions
1. The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 北(ほっ)海(かい)道(どう) (Hokkaidō, “North Sea Circuit”), from Middle Chinese 北海 (pək-hʌi˧˥, “Northern sea”) + 道 (dáu, “Circuit”, a province-like administrative unit from Tang dynasty China).

## Common misspellings (9)
`hhokkaido`, `hkokaido`, `hokaido`, `hokakido`, `hokkadio`, `hokkaiddo`, `hokkaiod`, `hokkiado`, `ohkkaido`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hokkaido