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東北地方 (とうほくちほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

東とう北ほく地ち方ほう

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Meanings

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noun

Tōhoku region

Refers to the northernmost six prefectures of Honshu: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima.

東とう北ほく地ち方ほうは冬ふゆに雪ゆきがたくさん降ふります。
The Tōhoku region gets a lot of snow in winter.
彼かれは東とう北ほく地ち方ほうの出しゅっ身しんです。
He is from the Tōhoku region.

Kanji

東east
北north
地ground, earth
方direction, person, alternative

Similar words

東とう北ほく
東北 can refer to the Tōhoku region more broadly or to the northeast direction, while 東北地方 explicitly means the Tōhoku region as a geographical area.

Etymology

Compound of 東北 (tōhoku, 'northeast') and 地方 (chihō, 'region').