by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “north” in Japanese?
Here is a list of the directions in Japanese.
directions 方角
方角 hougaku*
*We pronounce “hougaku” like “hōgaku”.
Cardinal Directions
north 北
北 kita
south 南
南 minami
east 東
東 higashi
west 西
西 nishi
Intermediate directions
northeast 北東
北東 hokutou*
*We pronounce “hokutou” like “hokutō”.
southeast 南東
南東 nantou*
*We pronounce “nantou” like “nantō”.
southwest 南西
南西 nansei*
*We pronounce “nansei” like “nansē”.
northwest 北西
北西 hokusei*
*We pronounce “hokusei” like “hokusē”.
