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西北西 (seihokusei) Japanese meaning: west-northwest | Kotomora

西せい北ほく西せい

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Meanings

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west-northwest

Compass direction halfway between west and northwest; used in navigation, weather reports, and geography.

台たい風ふうは西せい北ほく西せいに進すすんでいる。

The typhoon is moving west-northwest.

Kanji

西west, Spain
北north

Related words

北ほく西せい
北西 means northwest, while 西北西 is a more precise direction between west and northwest.
西にし
西 is simply west, whereas 西北西 is a specific intermediate compass point.

Built from

西せい+北ほく西せい

Etymology

Compound of 西 (west), 北 (north), and 西 (west), following the traditional Japanese compass-point naming pattern.