東北日本 とうほくにほん Meanings Noun northeast Japan (northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line) See also: 西南日本 (せいなんにほん). Kanji 東 east. Read as トウ. 北 north. Read as ホク. 日 day 本 origin. Read as ホン. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists