"東北" meaning in Japanese

See 東北 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [to̞ːho̞kɯ̟] Forms: 東北 [canonical] (ruby: (とう), (ほく)), Tōhoku [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|とうほく}} 東(とう)北(ほく) • (Tōhoku)
  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 Synonyms: 東北地方 (Tōhoku chihō) (ruby: (とう), (ほく), (), (ほう)) (english: the Tōhoku region), 奥羽 (Ōu) (ruby: (おう), ())
    Sense id: en-東北-ja-name-DbMhGt9S Categories (other): Geographic and cultural areas of Japan, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 28 29 4 8 7 15 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 33 3 5 5 15 5 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 73 27 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 73 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 56 44 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 74 26

Noun

IPA: [to̞ːho̞kɯ̟] Forms: 東北 [canonical] (ruby: (とう), (ほく)), tōhoku [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|とうほく}} 東(とう)北(ほく) • (tōhoku)
  1. northeast
    Sense id: en-東北-ja-noun-SNInjYTr
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    {
      "form": "東北",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "東",
          "とう"
        ],
        [
          "北",
          "ほく"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tōhoku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "とうほく"
      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "northeast"
      ],
      "id": "en-東北-ja-noun-SNInjYTr",
      "links": [
        [
          "northeast",
          "northeast"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "とーほく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[to̞ːho̞kɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "東北"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "東北",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "東",
          "とう"
        ],
        [
          "北",
          "ほく"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "form": "Tōhoku",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "proper",
        "2": "とうほく"
      },
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      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Geographic and cultural areas of Japan",
          "orig": "ja:Geographic and cultural areas of Japan",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Places in Japan",
          "orig": "ja:Places in Japan",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 29 4 8 7 15 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 33 3 5 5 15 5",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "73 27",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "73 27",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "56 44",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tōhoku (a traditional region of Japan, specifically the northernmost six prefectures in Honshu (clockwise from the northermost): Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Yamagata and Akita)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Tōhoku",
          "Tōhoku#English"
        ],
        [
          "Japan",
          "Japan#English"
        ],
        [
          "prefecture",
          "prefecture"
        ],
        [
          "Honshu",
          "Honshu"
        ],
        [
          "Aomori",
          "Aomori"
        ],
        [
          "Iwate",
          "Iwate"
        ],
        [
          "Miyagi",
          "Miyagi"
        ],
        [
          "Fukushima",
          "Fukushima"
        ],
        [
          "Yamagata",
          "Yamagata"
        ],
        [
          "Akita",
          "Akita"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "the Tōhoku region",
          "roman": "Tōhoku chihō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "東",
              "とう"
            ],
            [
              "北",
              "ほく"
            ],
            [
              "地",
              "ち"
            ],
            [
              "方",
              "ほう"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "東北地方"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Ōu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "奥",
              "おう"
            ],
            [
              "羽",
              "う"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "奥羽"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "とーほく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[to̞ːho̞kɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "東北"
}
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    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese proper nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "東北",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "東",
          "とう"
        ],
        [
          "北",
          "ほく"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tōhoku",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "northeast"
      ],
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        [
          "northeast",
          "northeast"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "とーほく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[to̞ːho̞kɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "東北"
}

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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
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          "北",
          "ほく"
        ]
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      ]
    },
    {
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  ],
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    {
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    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "ja:Geographic and cultural areas of Japan",
        "ja:Places in Japan"
      ],
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        "Tōhoku (a traditional region of Japan, specifically the northernmost six prefectures in Honshu (clockwise from the northermost): Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Yamagata and Akita)"
      ],
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          "Tōhoku#English"
        ],
        [
          "Japan",
          "Japan#English"
        ],
        [
          "prefecture",
          "prefecture"
        ],
        [
          "Honshu",
          "Honshu"
        ],
        [
          "Aomori",
          "Aomori"
        ],
        [
          "Iwate",
          "Iwate"
        ],
        [
          "Miyagi",
          "Miyagi"
        ],
        [
          "Fukushima",
          "Fukushima"
        ],
        [
          "Yamagata",
          "Yamagata"
        ],
        [
          "Akita",
          "Akita"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "other": "とーほく"
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    {
      "ipa": "[to̞ːho̞kɯ̟]"
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  ],
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      "english": "the Tōhoku region",
      "roman": "Tōhoku chihō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "東",
          "とう"
        ],
        [
          "北",
          "ほく"
        ],
        [
          "地",
          "ち"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "ほう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "東北地方"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Ōu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "奥",
          "おう"
        ],
        [
          "羽",
          "う"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "奥羽"
    }
  ],
  "word": "東北"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 東北 meaning in Japanese (2.5kB)

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