ホッポウ
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. the north; northward; northern direction
It seems they are heading north.
Noun
2. northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
What's more, the northern part of this continent is too harsh for people to live in.
Pitch accent
ホ
ッポウ
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
Northern Territories (administered by Russia, claimed by Japan); Southern Kuril Islands
the four northern islands (held by Russia); south Kuril Islands; northern territories
Examples (7 in total)
Are you from the north?
It seems they are heading north.
He rushed northward first.
We will move north immediately.
Hokkaido is to the north of Sendai.
Today's dishes are all made with ingredients from the north.
What's more, the northern part of this continent is too harsh for people to live in.