東北

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Kanji in this term

Noun [edit]

東北 (hiragana とうほく, romaji tōhoku)

  1. northeast

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東北 (hiragana とうほく, romaji Tōhoku)

  1. the northeast region of Japan, specifically the northernmost six prefectures in Honshu (clockwise from the northermost): 青森県 (Aomori-ken), 岩手県 (Iwate-ken), 宮城県 (Miyagi-ken), 福島県 (Fukushima-ken), 山形県 (Yamagata-ken), 秋田県 (Akita-ken).

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Mandarin [edit]

simpl. 东北
trad.

Noun [edit]

東北 (traditional, Pinyin dōngběi, simplified 东北)

  1. northeast

Proper noun [edit]

東北 (traditional, Pinyin Dōngběi, simplified 东北)

  1. northeast China; Manchuria

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