北

north

Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingホク

Kun readingきた

Radical

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 480

Compound words

以北いほく

... and northward

華北かほく

North China

極北きょくほく

extreme north

真北まきた

due north

正北せいほく

due north

西北せいほく

north-west

西北西せいほくせい

west-northwest

東西南北とうざいなんぼく

east, west, south and north

Stroke Order

5 strokes