天山北路

てんざんほくろ

route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains

北北東

ほくほくとう

north-north-east, nor-nor-east

北北西

きたほくせい

north-northwest

北東北

きたとうほく

northern Tohoku (usually Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures)

北

きた

north

天

てん あめ あま

heaven

天文天頂

てんもんてんちょう

astronomical zenith

天上天下

てんじょうてんげ

the whole world, throughout heaven and earth

天一天上

てんいちてんじょう

days on which Ten'ichijin is in heaven (the 30th to the 45th days of the sexagenary cycle)

北辰

ほくしん

North-Star

北端

ほくたん

northern extremity

北枕

きたまくら キタマクラ

lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)

北半

ほくはん きたはん

northern half

北境

ほっきょう きたざかい

northern boundary

北朝

ほくちょう

Northern Dynasty

北上

ほくじょう きたかみ

going north

華北

かほく

North China

以北

いほく

north of, and northward

北辺

ほくへん

northern extremity