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Kanji

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

北

Radical

Radical: 匕

Reading: さじ

Meaning: spoon

Strokes: 2

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Examples

Examples with audio

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

Onyomi Examples

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, utmost limit, breaking point

西北 (セイホク) north-west

Kunyomi Examples

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

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