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How do you use Hokuriku in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Hokuriku in a sentence

Hokuriku meaning

A region in northwest Japan, west of Tokyo, along the Sea of Japan.

Using Hokuriku

  • The main meaning on this page is: A region in northwest Japan, west of Tokyo, along the Sea of Japan.
  • In the example corpus, hokuriku often appears in combinations such as: hokuriku electric.

Context around Hokuriku

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

citing 1× provider 1×

Often after:

electric 2× region 1×

Sentence patterns with Hokuriku

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the hokuriku region and 1× hokuriku s shika 1× reported citing hokuriku electric power 1× utilities provider hokuriku electric power 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the powerful 1× hokuriku s shika 1× nearly 36 000 1× rainfall of up 1×

Common sentence endings:

the agency said 2× electric power said 1× hokuriku electric power 1×

Words around Hokuriku

Just before it in the word index:

hokum 7 hokulele 2 hokule 2 hoku 2 hokonui 2 hoklo 8

Just after it in the word index:

hokusai 36 hokushin 2 hol 23 hola 17 holabird 3 holaday 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Hokuriku

  • In this selection, "hokuriku" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, citing, provider, electric and region stand out and add context to how "hokuriku" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the hokuriku region and and hokuriku s shika. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hokuriku" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hokuriku

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Nearly 36,000 households lost power in Ishikawa and Toyama, utilities provider Hokuriku Electric Power said. (16 words)

After the powerful earthquake and aftershocks, more than 32,500 homes in Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture are without power, reported citing Hokuriku Electric Power. (24 words)

Rainfall of up to 180m is forecast for the north-east and the Hokuriku region and up to 120m for the Chugoku region in western Japan by morning on Saturday, the agency said. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

Hokuriku’s Shika plant in Ishikawa, the closest nuclear power station to the epicentre, had already halted its two reactors before the quake for regular inspections and saw no impact from the quake, the agency said. (36 words)

Rainfall of up to 180m is forecast for the north-east and the Hokuriku region and up to 120m for the Chugoku region in western Japan by morning on Saturday, the agency said. (33 words)

After the powerful earthquake and aftershocks, more than 32,500 homes in Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture are without power, reported citing Hokuriku Electric Power. (24 words)

Example sentences (4)

After the powerful earthquake and aftershocks, more than 32,500 homes in Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture are without power, reported citing Hokuriku Electric Power.

Hokuriku’s Shika plant in Ishikawa, the closest nuclear power station to the epicentre, had already halted its two reactors before the quake for regular inspections and saw no impact from the quake, the agency said.

Nearly 36,000 households lost power in Ishikawa and Toyama, utilities provider Hokuriku Electric Power said.

Rainfall of up to 180m is forecast for the north-east and the Hokuriku region and up to 120m for the Chugoku region in western Japan by morning on Saturday, the agency said.

Common combinations with hokuriku

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hokuriku" in a sentence?
An example: "After the powerful earthquake and aftershocks, more than 32,500 homes in Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture are without power, reported citing Hokuriku Electric Power." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "hokuriku" from authentic English texts.
What does "hokuriku" mean?
Hokuriku means: A region in northwest Japan, west of Tokyo, along the Sea of Japan.
How many example sentences with "hokuriku" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "hokuriku", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.