とうほく
Meanings
Noun
1. north-east
2. Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
when read as "とうほく"
Kanji used
east
north
Pitch accent
うほく
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Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect
northeast Japan (northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
northern Tohoku (usually Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures)
southern Tohoku (usually Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
Lepus brachyurus lyoni (subspecies of Japanese hare)
Examples (1 in total)
She felt like going to Tohoku again.