noun
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect
Refers to the group of Japanese dialects spoken in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshu.
東北弁には独特のアクセントがある。
The Tōhoku dialect has a distinctive accent.
彼は東北弁で話すのが好きだ。
He likes speaking in the Tōhoku dialect.
関西弁 is the Kansai dialect, another major regional dialect group, often contrasted with 東北弁.
Compound of 東北 (Tōhoku, the northeastern region of Honshu) and 弁 (dialect, speech).