Dao (political)

Dao (political)

Dào () was an administrative division of ancient China, translated as "circuit".

() is a political division of Japan.

Do (道) means province in Korean. It is used in both North Korea and South Korea.

See also

  • Circuits in East Asia

China:

Japan:

Korea:



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