北東|ほくとうhokutou[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivenortheast
   北東ほくとう方向ほうこうに土地とちが低ひくく横よこたわっていた。↗

   The land to the northeast was low-lying.

• Synonym東北とうほくNeutralAlso a noun for the northeast direction, but it usually refers to Japan's Tōhoku region, as in 「東北地方」; 「北東」 is the usual word for the direction itself.
• Antonym南西なんせいNeutralA noun for the southwest, the direction directly opposite 「北東」.

For the northeast direction or bearing, 「北東」 is the usual word, as in 「北東の風」 and 「北東へ進む」; use 「東北」 when naming the region. The opposite direction is 「南西」.

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1. 北きたと東ひがしの中間ちゅうかんの方位ほうい。