東北 (とうほく)north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
- north-eastnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohokunoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 東北
Words that share its kanji
- 東ひがしeast
- 東京とうきょうTokyo
- 中東ちゅうとうMiddle East
- 東海とうかいregion south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea
- 東南とうなんsouth-east
- 東欧とうおうEastern Europe
- 東西とうざいeast and west
- 東洋とうようthe East; the Orient
- 北きたnorth
- 北京ペキンBeijing (China); Peking
- 北朝鮮きたちょうせんNorth Korea
- 北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
- 北方ほっぽうthe north; northward
- 南北なんぼくnorth and south; north to south
- 北部ほくぶnorthern part; the north (of a region)
- 北東ほくとうnortheast
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