How to say 'Northeast' in Japanese | 北東

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The Japanese word for Northeast is 'Hokutou', written as 北東 in Japanese.'Northeast' in hiragana is ほくとう.

word

北東

Meaning

Northeast

Reading

ほくとう

hokutou

Kanji

北North 東East

Explanation

The Japanese noun '北東 (ほくとう)' means 'northeast'. It is a compound word formed by combining '北 (きた)' meaning 'north' and '東 (ひがし)' meaning 'east'. This term is commonly used to indicate a direction or location. For example: the wind is blowing from the northeast「風が北東から吹いている」(かぜがほくとうからふいている). The city is located to the northeast of Tokyo「その都市は東京の北東に位置している」(そのとしはとうきょうのほくとうにいちしている). It is also used in weather forecasts and geographical descriptions.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5209

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 北東

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

北

Meaning

North

kanji

東

Meaning

East

Words Related to 北東 Through the Kanji 北

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 北 as well.

word

北

Meaning

North

word

北風

Meaning

North wind

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北朝鮮

Meaning

North Korea

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北西

Meaning

Northwest

word

南北

Meaning

North south

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北部

Meaning

North

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北極

Meaning

North Pole

Words Related to 北東 Through the Kanji 東

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 東 as well.

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東

Meaning

East

word

東洋

Meaning

Orient

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東西

Meaning

East and west

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南東

Meaning

Southeast

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東南

Meaning

Southeast

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What does 'Hokutou' (北東) mean?

'Hokutou' means 'Northeast' .

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