北ほく北ほく東とう

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

north-northeast; north-north-east

Compass direction between north and northeast, conventionally 22.5 degrees east of north. Used in weather, navigation, maps, and direction descriptions.

船ふねは北ほく北ほく東とうへ進すすんだ。
The ship headed north-northeast.
風かぜは北ほく北ほく東とうから吹ふいている。
The wind is blowing from the north-northeast.

Written forms

北ほく北ほく東とうUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for the compass direction north-northeast.
北ほく々ほく東とう
Variant spelling using the repetition mark 々 for the second 北.

Kanji

北north
東east

Similar words

北ほく東とう
北東 means northeast, while 北北東 is the more northerly intermediate direction between north and northeast.
北きた
北 is due north; 北北東 is slightly east of north.

Etymology

A compound of 北, 'north', and 北東, 'northeast', naming the intermediate compass direction. The variant 北々東 uses 々 to repeat 北.