Horonobe, Sōya region, northern Hokkaidō
問寒別
といかんべつ ToikanbetsuToikanbetsu is a district of Horonobe with a station of the same name. The town’s school reader explains the name through soil covering the river.
Ainu spellings: トイ・カム・ペッ
Analyses
トイ・カム・ペッ
River covered by earth
- トイ earth; soil
- カム cover
- ペッ river
Proponent: 幌延町