Abbreviations
| JP | Term in Japanese |
| RO | Romanization of Japanese term |
| PR | Pronunciation of Japanese term |
| PY | Pinyin version of term |
Northern Wei dynasty
(JP: 北魏時代; RO: hokugijidai; PR: "hoh-koo-gee-jee-dai")
The period of Chinese history from 386 to 535 BCE. At this time, China was divided into kingdoms, and the Northern Wei kingdom was located in northern China.