also: ひがしきた
northeast; north-east
General compass direction; can also refer to the northeastern part of a specific area.
The wind is blowing from the northeast.
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
The Tōhoku region gets a lot of snow in winter.
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.
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect