Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N5
153 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 5
Meaning: north
Kunyomi: きた
Onyomi: ホク
Composition: 匕
Radical: 匕
Reading: さじ
Meaning: spoon
Strokes: 2
北部(ほくぶ) northern part
北欧(ほくおう) Northern Europe
東北(とうほく) Touhoku
北海道(ほっかいどう) Hokkaido
敗北する(はいぼくする) be defeated
南北(なんぼく) south and north
北(きた) north
北風(きたかぜ) north wind
北半球(きたはんきゅう) northern hemisphere
北欧 (ホクオウ) Northern Europe, Nordic countries, Scandinavia
北緯 (ホクイ) north latitude
極北 (キョクホク) extreme north, North Pole
西北 (セイホク) north-west
北 (きた) north, the North, northern territories, North Korea, north wind
北アイルランド (きたアイルランド) Northern Ireland
西北 (せいほく) north-west