とうほく
Touhoku
Also read: ひがしきた
東北 (Touhoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “north-east, Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu), Tohoku”.
Meanings
- nounnorth-east
- nounTōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Examples
彼はこの夏、東北地方を旅行した。
He traveled through the Tohoku district this summer.
彼は今年の夏、東北地方を旅行した。
He traveled through the Tohoku district this summer.
東北地方は旅行する価値があります。
The Tohoku district is worth traveling to.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
Kanji in 東北
Related words
東京Tokyo負けるto lose東east北north北海道Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)関東Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)東海Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)東都the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo)東西east and west東洋the East敗北defeat北部northern part