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東南東 (tounantou) Japanese meaning: east-southeast | Kotomora

東とう南なん東とう

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Meanings

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east-southeast; ESE

Compass direction halfway between east and southeast; used in navigation, weather reports, and geography.

台たい風ふうは東とう南なん東とうの方ほう向こうに進すすんでいる。

The typhoon is moving in an east-southeast direction.

風かざ向むきは東とう南なん東とうです。

The wind direction is east-southeast.

Kanji

東east
南south

Related words

南なん東とう
南東 means southeast, while 東南東 is the intermediate direction east-southeast.
東ひがし
東 is the cardinal direction east; 東南東 is a more precise compass point.

Built from

東とう+南なん東とう

Etymology

Compound of 東 (east), 南 (south), and 東 (east), following the traditional Japanese compass-point naming pattern for intermediate directions.