How to say 'Northwest' in Japanese | 北西

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The Japanese word for Northwest is 'Hokusei', written as 北西 in Japanese.'Northwest' in hiragana is ほくせい.

word

北西

Meaning

Northwest

Reading

ほくせい

hokusei

Kanji

北North 西West

Explanation

The Japanese noun '北西 (ほくせい)' means 'northwest'. It is a compound word formed by combining '北 (きた)', meaning 'north', and '西 (にし)', meaning 'west'. This term is commonly used to indicate a direction or location, such as in weather forecasts or when giving directions. For example: The wind is blowing from the northwest「北西から風が吹いている」(ほくせいからかぜがふいている). The town is located to the northwest of the city「その町は市の北西に位置している」(そのまちはしのほくせいにいちしている).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5208

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 北西

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

北

Meaning

North

kanji

西

Meaning

West

Words Related to 北西 Through the Kanji 北

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 北 as well.

word

北

Meaning

North

word

北風

Meaning

North wind

word

北朝鮮

Meaning

North Korea

word

北東

Meaning

Northeast

word

南北

Meaning

North south

word

北部

Meaning

North

word

北極

Meaning

North Pole

Words Related to 北西 Through the Kanji 西

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 西 as well.

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西

Meaning

West

word

西暦

Meaning

word

西洋

Meaning

West, Western

word

西洋人

Meaning

Westerner

word

東西

Meaning

East and west

word

南西

Meaning

Southwest

word

西側

Meaning

West side

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'Hokusei' means 'Northwest' .

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