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北

N5

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • north

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ホク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • きた
Strokes
5
JLPT Level
N5
Frequency
#116
School Grade
Grade 2
Radical
匕#21 · spoon

Components

  • 匕
  • 爿

Common Words

  • 北きたNoun
    north
  • 北京ペキンNoun
    Beijing (China), Peking
  • 北朝鮮きたちょうせんNoun
    North Korea
  • 北海道ほっかいどうNoun
    Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
  • 北方ほっぽうNoun
    the north, northward, northern direction
  • 南北なんぼくNoun
    north and south, north to south
  • 東北とうほくNoun
    north-east
  • 北部ほくぶNoun
    northern part, the north (of a region)

Practice in Kanjiru

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