Word Meaning 北部

ほくぶ hokubu

北部 is read as ほくぶ (hokubu) and means northern part.

Meaning

English

  1. northern part
  2. the north (of a region)

Reading

Kana

ほくぶ

Romaji

hokubu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 南部 Rank 2030 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

北東部

ほくとうぶ

northeastern part

北西部

ほくせいぶ

northwestern part

北方対策本部

ほっぽうたいさくほんぶ

Northern Territories Affairs Administration

中北部

ちゅうほくぶ

north central region

北部同盟

ほくぶどうめい

Legan Lombarda

北部地域

ほくぶちいき

northern region

北側

きたがわ

north side

北半球

きたはんきゅう

northern hemisphere

北限

ほくげん

northern limit

北向き

きたむき

facing north

北寄り

きたより

northerly (wind)

北方交通大学

ほっぽうこうつうだいがく

Northern Jiaotong University

Example Sentences

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My house is in the northern part of the city.

There are colossal mountains in the north.

Winters in the north are long, but summers are short.

Hokkaido is in the north of Japan.

Yanni lives in northern Japan.

Canada borders the northern part of the United States.

Yanni wants to move to northern Japan.

The northernmost part of the city is a maze of alleys.

Americans are all heading north to the land of opportunity.