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Kanji 北

5 strokes

Meaning

north

On'yomi
ホク
Kun'yomi
きた
Strokes
5
JLPT
N5
School grade
Grade 2
Kanken
9級
Frequency
#153 / 2500

Themes: Directions & Position, Cardinal Directions

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Words with 北

  • 北

    きた

    north

    N5
  • 南北

    なんぼく

    south and north

    N2
  • 北極

    ほっきょく

    North Pole

    N2
  • 敗北

    はいぼく

    defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated')

    N1

Example sentences

  • 北京ぺきんから来きました。

    I come from Beijing.

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Other kanji with radical “spoon” 匕

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