also: ひがしきた
northeast; north-east
General compass direction; can also refer to the northeastern part of a specific area.
風は東北から吹いている。
The wind is blowing from the northeast.
この町の東北には大きな公園がある。
There is a large park in the northeast of this town.
Tōhoku region; Tohoku
Only with reading とうほく
Refers specifically to the northernmost six prefectures of Honshu: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima. Reading is always とうほく.
See also: 東北地方
東北地方は冬に雪が多い。
The Tōhoku region gets a lot of snow in winter.
彼は東北出身です。
He is from Tōhoku.
That village is located to the northeast of the town.
He is from the Tōhoku region.
I'm planning to travel to Tōhoku during summer vacation.
person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect