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北

north
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingホク
Kun readingきた
JōyōGrade 2
  1. the North
  2. northern territories
  3. north Korea
  4. north wind

Radicals and components

Radical匕spoon

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground

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

Compound words

東北とうほく
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
南北なんぼく
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
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; North Sea; Hokkaido
北京ペキン
Beijing (China); Peking
北極ほっきょく
North Pole; the Arctic
北口きたぐち
north entrance; north exit
北上ほくじょう
going north
北西ほくせい
northwest
北端ほくたん
northern extremity
北部ほくぶ
northern part; the north (of a region)
北米ほくべい
North America
北方ほっぽう
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
北陸ほくりく
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
北国きたぐに
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
北側きたがわ
north side; north bank
北東ほくとう
northeast
北風きたかぜ
north wind; northerly wind
北斎ほくさい
Hokusai, short form of the name of Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), the ukiyo-e artist famous for The Great Wave.
北北東ほくほくとう
north-northeast; north-north-east
北海道ほっかいどう
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
北極圏ほっきょくけん
Arctic Circle; the Arctic

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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Practice Writing 北

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