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北北東 (ほくほくとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The ship headed north-northeast.
The wind is blowing from the north-northeast.
Don't confuse with 北東 means due northeast (45°), while 北北東 is the finer intermediate direction (22.5°) between north and northeast, so learners often mix up which is more northerly.
北北西 (north-northwest) looks almost identical in writing to 北北東 (north-northeast) but points to the opposite side of north.
Written forms 北ほく 北ほく 東とう Usage 100%
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.
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.
