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北
北 stroke order
north
Component Radicals
1-3-2
Jōyō 2
JLPT 4
KKD 230
Tuttle 115
ホク
きた
名
きら
ほう
ほっ
ほつ
Related Kanji
叱
冀
粃
嚥
眤
諧
昆
巉
砦
髭
Word/Phrase Reading Meaning
北 きた
  • north
    		•
    南北 なんぼく
  • north and south
  • north to south
    		•
    北部 ほくぶ
  • northern part
  • the north (of a region)
    		•
    北東 ほくとう きたひがし
  • northeast
    		•
    敗北 はいぼく
  • defeat
    		•
    北西 ほくせい
  • northwest
    		•
    北海道 ほっかいどう
  • Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
    		•
    北京 ペキン
  • Beijing (China)
  • Peking
    		•
    北朝鮮 きたちょうせん
  • North Korea
    		•
    東北 とうほく ひがしきた
  • north-east
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