also: きたひがし
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
northeast
Refers to the compass direction or a location in the northeast. Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
風は北東から吹いている。
The wind is blowing from the northeast.
この町の北東部には大きな公園がある。
There is a large park in the northeastern part of this town.
The town is located to the northeast of the station.
The northeast wind is strong today.
The ship headed northeast from the harbor.
北東 is the standard word for the compass direction 'northeast', whereas 東北 usually refers to the Tōhoku region and is less common as a plain direction word.