北

How to remember it

The character 北 depicts two people back-to-back, huddling against the cold north wind.

Example sentences

• 北へ行きましょう。

  きたへいきましょう。

  Let's go north.

• 北の窓から風が吹いてきます。

  きたのまどからかぜがふいてきます。

  A wind blows in from the north window.

Usage

Often paired with の to modify a noun, as in 北の風 (the north wind).

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