Word Meaning 北方

ほっぽう hoppou

北方 is read as ほっぽう (hoppou) and means northern part (e.g. of a country).

Meaning

English

northern part (e.g. of a country)
northern district
the north
northward
northern direction

Reading

Kana

ほっぽう

Romaji

hoppou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 南方 Rank 10405 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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北の方

きたのかた

nobleman's true wife

北極地方

ほっきょくちほう

Arctic region

北陸地方

ほくりくちほう

Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)

北方話

ほっぽうわ

Northern Chinese

北方工業大学

ほっぽうこうぎょうだいがく

North China University of Technology

北海道方言

ほっかいどうほうげん

Hokkaido dialect

東北地方

とうほくちほう

Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu)

北方対策本部

ほっぽうたいさくほんぶ

Northern Territories Affairs Administration

北方領土問題対策協会

ほっぽうりょうどもんだいたいさくきょうかい

Northern Territories Issue Association

北方四島

ほっぽうよんとう

the four northern islands (held by Russia)

北方領土問題

ほっぽうりょうどもんだい

Northern Territories dispute

北方領土

ほっぽうりょうど

Southern Kuril Islands (administered by Russia, claimed by Japan)

Example Sentences

２５号線北方面の入り口付近にいます。

I'm near the on ramp to 25 north.

日本は北方領土の領有を主張している。

Japan claims the Northern Territories for its own.

2月7日は日本では北方領土の日です。

February 7th is Northern Territories Day in Japan.

ロシアは日本に北方領土を返す必要があります。

Russia must return the Northern Territories to Japan.

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北方棲姫 Hoppou Seiki