ほっぽう
Hoppou
北方 (Hoppou) is a Japanese noun meaning “the north, northward, northern direction, northern part (e.g. of a country)”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounthe north; northward; northern direction
- nounnorthern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
Examples
船は北方に進路をとった。
The ship struck northward.
北海道は仙台の北方にある。
Hokkaido is to the north of Sendai.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).