ひうが

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ひうが – see the following entry.
日向
[proper noun] a female given name
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, ひうが (hiuga), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
日向ひゅうが
[proper noun] a placename, especially:
[proper noun] (historical) short for 日向国 (Hyūga-no-kuni): Hyūga Province, an old province of Japan, corresponding to modern Miyazaki Prefecture on the eastern coast of Kyushu
[proper noun] short for 日向市 (Hyūga-shi): Hyūga (a city in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan)
[proper noun] (historical) an Ise-class battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II (see Japanese battleship Hyūga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ) (Should we delete(+) this sense?)
[proper noun] a surname
[proper noun] a female given name
[noun] (archaic) facing (opposite) the sun
(This term, ひうが (fiuga), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)