north

北

南の反対で、多くの地図では上に当たる方角。

やさしい英語で： The direction opposite south, towards the top of most maps.

• The arrow points to the north.
• Find north with your compass.
• The path turns towards the north.

使い方： to the north of something (The lake is to the north of the village.)

反対語： south

よく使う表現： true north, due north, magnetic north, towards the north

北部、北方

国や地域の北部、または北極に近い寒い土地。

やさしい英語で： The northern part of a country or region, or the cold lands near the North Pole.

• Winters are colder in the north.
• They moved to the far north.
• Heavy snow has closed roads across the north of the country.

使い方： the north of somewhere (She grew up in the north of Spain.)

類義語： northern region

反対語： south

よく使う表現： the far north, the frozen north, in the north

N極、北極

自由に回れる磁石で、地球の北の方向を向く端。

やさしい英語で： The end of a magnet that points towards Earth's northern region when it can turn freely.

• The magnet's north is marked in red.
• North and south attract when the magnets are brought together.
• The diagram labels north with the letter N.

類義語： north pole

反対語： south

よく使う表現： magnet's north, north and south

北の、北部の

ある場所の北側にある、または北側に関係する。

やさしい英語で： In or connected with the northern part of a place.

• Use the north gate.
• Their house is on the north side of town.
• We explored the island's north coast.

類義語： northern

反対語： south

よく使う表現： north coast, north side, north entrance

北向きの、北行きの

北へ進む、または北の方向を指す。

やさしい英語で： Going or pointing towards the northern direction.

• Take the north route.
• The north lane carries traffic towards the border.
• They chose a north course through the valley.

類義語： northward, northbound

反対語： south

よく使う表現： north route, north lane, north course

北へ、北に

北の方向へ、またはある場所の北側に。

やさしい英語で： Towards the northern direction, or on the northern side of a place.

• We drove north.
• The birds flew north in spring.
• The hotel is a little further north.

使い方： north of somewhere (Our village lies north of the city.)

類義語： northward, northwards

反対語： south

よく使う表現： head north, drive north, further north

より北に

ある場所を基準にして、その北側に。

やさしい英語で： On the northern side of a particular place.

• The park is north of here.
• They live twenty miles north of London.
• Is the lake north of the town?

使い方： north of somewhere (The farm is north of the village.)

反対語： south

よく使う表現： north of here, north of somewhere, just north of