Dictionary/北緯ほくいHokui北緯 (Hokui) is a Japanese noun meaning “north latitude”.Meaningsnounnorth latitudeKanji in 北緯北north緯horizontalRelated words負けるto lose北north北海道Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)経緯details縦横length and breadth敗北defeat東北north-east北部northern part北方the north北陸Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)北上going north北京Beijing (China)