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Japanese symbol for “ene”

Romaji: touhokutou
east-northeast; ENE

In Japanese, ene is , read (touhokutou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n east-northeast; ENE

Kanji and stroke order

east
on: トウ
kun: ひがし
8 strokes · JLPT 4
north
on: ホク
kun: きた
5 strokes · JLPT 4
east
on: トウ
kun: ひがし
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうきょう toukyouTokyo
とうざい touzaieast and west
とうよう touyouthe East; the Orient; (East) Asia
とうぶ toubueastern part; the east (of a region)
ほくとう hokutounortheast
とうほく touhokunorth-east
ほくぶ hokubunorthern part; the north (of a region)
ほっかいどう hokkaidouHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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