Word Meaning 北上

ほくじょう hokujou

北上 is read as ほくじょう (hokujou) and means going north.

Meaning

English

going north

Reading

Kana

ほくじょう

Romaji

hokujou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 南下 Rank 15091 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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北東

ほくとう

northeast

北

きた

North Korea

北西

ほくせい

northwest

北国

きたぐに

northern country

北北東

ほくほくとう

north-northeast

北アイルランド

きたあいるらんど

Northern Ireland

北山

きたやま

northern mountains

北北西

ほくほくせい

north-northwest

北アメリカ

きたあめりか

North America

年上

としうえ

older

上

うえ

surface

上

かみ

head (of a table)

Example Sentences

台風１１号は、毎時２０キロメートルの速さで北上中です。

Typhoon No.11 is moving up north at twenty kilometers per hour.

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