北
北 — north
N5Grade 25 strokesRadical 匕
On'yomi (音読み)
ホク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
きた
Meanings
north
Words containing 北
東北とうほくnorth-east
南北なんぼくnorth and south, north to south
敗北はいぼくdefeat, loss, reverse
北きたnorth
北北東ほくほくとうnorth-northeast, north-north-east
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
北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
北海道開発庁長官ほっかいどうかいはつちょうちょうかんDirector General of Hokkaido Development Agency
北極ほっきょくNorth Pole
北極圏ほっきょくけんArctic Circle, 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
北朝鮮きたちょうせんNorth Korea
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
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
北側きたがわnorth side, north bank
北東ほくとうnortheast