Kanji

北

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
JLPT N5Jōyō · grade 2freq #1535 strokes

Meanings

north

ES: Norte, huir, perder

On
ホク
Kun
きた

Common words

  • 南北なんぼくnorth and south, north to south
  • 北極ほっきょくNorth Pole
  • 東北とうほくnorth-east
  • 敗北はいぼくdefeat, loss, reverse, setback
  • 北緯ほくいnorth latitude
  • 北欧ほくおうNorthern Europe, Nordic countries, Scandinavia
  • 北海ほっかいnorthern sea
  • 北京ペキンBeijing (China), Peking

Example sentences

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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