"東北地方" meaning in Japanese

See 東北地方 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [to̞ːho̞kɯ̟t͡ɕiho̞ː] Forms: 東北地方 [canonical] (ruby: (とう), (ほく), (), (ほう)), Tōhoku Chihō [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 東北 (tōhoku, “northeast”) + 地方 (chihō, “region”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|東北|地方|sort=とうほくちほう|t1=northeast|t2=region|tr1=tōhoku|tr2=chihō}} 東北 (tōhoku, “northeast”) + 地方 (chihō, “region”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|とうほく ちほう|}} 東(とう)北(ほく)地(ち)方(ほう) • (Tōhoku Chihō)
  1. Tōhoku (a traditional region of Japan, specifically the northernmost six prefectures in Honshu (clockwise from the northermost): Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Yamagata and Akita) Categories (place): Places in Japan
    Sense id: en-東北地方-ja-name-DbMhGt9S Categories (other): Geographic and cultural areas of Japan, Japanese terms with 4 kanji, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 57 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 45 55
  2. Northeast China (a region of China; consisting of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang, and sometimes the northeast part of Inner Mongolia) Categories (place): Places in China
    Sense id: en-東北地方-ja-name-jE09M-ff Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Geographic and cultural areas of China, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 42 58 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 49 51 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 41 59 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72
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          "方",
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          "Heilongjiang",
          "Heilongjiang"
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    }
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Download raw JSONL data for 東北地方 meaning in Japanese (2.6kB)

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