布哇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
布	哇
は Grade: 5 (ateji)	わい Hyōgai (ateji)
irregular

Map of US highlighting Hawaii

Proper noun

布哇(ハワイ) • (Hawai) 

1. Obsolete spelling of ハワイ (“Hawaii (a state of the United States and former kingdom)”).

   布(は)哇(わい)国(こく)渡(と)航(こう)条(じょう)約(やく)

   Hawai-koku Tokō Jōyaku

   Kingdom of Hawaii Travel Agreement

Related terms

• 加哇(カウアイ) (Kauai): (obsolete) Kauai
• 馬哇(マウイ) (Maui): (obsolete) Maui