Vocab Info
A3 Noun, No-adjective
北西northwest
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun, No-adjective
1.
northwest
All Forms
北西 【ほくせい】
Details
Pitch Accent
ほ
く
せ
い
Examples
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北と西の中間にある方角が北西です。
The direction located between north and west is northwest.
北西から吹いてくる風がとても冷たいです。
The wind blowing from the northwest is very cold.
その探検隊はコンパスに従って北西に歩いています。
The expedition is walking northwest following the compass.
北西(ほくせい)へ行こうとしていたのに、少しずれた北東へ向かっていた。
I was trying to go northwest, but I ended up heading slightly northeast.
あの北西に航海している船は、一体どこの島へ上陸するつもりだろう?
Which island on earth is that ship, sailing to the northwest, planning to land on?
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