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北

Kanji 北: meaning "north", readings, stroke order

The kanji 北 means "north". On'yomi: ホク; kun'yomi: きた. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning: north
On'yomi: ホク
Kun'yomi: きた
Strokes: 5
Level: JLPT N5

Official status: Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 北

北きた — North
南北なんぼく — south and north
北極ほっきょく — North Pole
敗北はいぼく — defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated')

Stroke order · 5 strokes

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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