東とう北ほく東とう

noun

east-northeast; ENE

A precise compass direction halfway between east and northeast (67.5°). Used in weather forecasts, navigation, and formal descriptions.

• 風かぜは東とう北ほく東とうから吹ふいている。

  The wind is blowing from the east-northeast.

• 台たい風ふうは東とう北ほく東とうへ進すすんでいる。

  The typhoon is moving east-northeast.