北欧

ほくおう

Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia

What does 北欧 mean?

北欧 is a Japanese noun meaning Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia in English. It is written as 北欧 in kanji, ほくおう in hiragana, and hokuou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

北欧では冬の訪れが早い。

Winter comes earlier in North Europe.