Vocabulary What does 北東 (ほくとう, hokutou) mean? 北東 (ほくとう, hokutou) means northeast. Quick factsReadingほくとうRomajihokutouPart of speechnoun, no-adjective 北東ほくとうhokutounortheast1noun · no-adjective northeastKanji in this word北north東east