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北

北 — north

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ホク
Kun
きた
Strokes
5
JLPT
N5
School grade
2

Common words with 北

  • 北きたnorthCommon

    船はまっすぐ北に向かっている。
    The ship is bearing due north.

  • 北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)Common

    私は明日北海道に行くつもりです。
    I will go to Hokkaido tomorrow.

  • 北京ペキンBeijing (China); PekingCommon

    深刻な伝染病が北京で発生した。
    A serious epidemic has broken out in Beijing.

  • 北朝鮮きたちょうせんNorth KoreaCommon
  • 東北とうほくnorth-eastCommon
  • 南北なんぼくnorth and south; north to southCommon
  • 北方ほっぽうthe north; northward; northern directionCommon
  • 北部ほくぶnorthern part; the north (of a region)Common
  • 北東ほくとうnortheastCommon
  • 敗北はいぼくdefeat; loss; reverse; setbackCommon
  • 北陸ほくりくHokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectur…Common
  • 北側きたがわnorth side; north bankCommon
  • 北西ほくせいnorthwestCommon
  • 北欧ほくおうNorthern Europe; Nordic countries; ScandinaviaCommon
  • 北海ほっかいnorthern seaCommon
  • 北緯ほくいnorth latitudeCommon
  • 北上ほくじょうgoing northCommon
  • 北アイルランドきたアイルランドNorthern IrelandCommon
  • 南北問題なんぼくもんだいNorth-South problemCommon
  • 北極ほっきょくNorth PoleCommon

With the N5 kanji, you can read 45 words that use 北.

  • 北 きた north
  • 南北 なんぼく north and south; north to south
  • 東北 とうほく north-east
  • 北東 ほくとう northeast
  • 北西 ほくせい northwest

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