Kanji1 / 5
北 kanji
north
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
ホク
Kun readings
きた
Words with 北
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —以北... and northward; in and to the north of ...
- —華北North China
- —極北extreme north; North Pole; utmost limit; breaking point
- —正北due north
- —西北north-west
- —北岸north coast; north bank
- —北境northern boundary
- —北光northern lights
- —北航sailing north
- —北行going north; heading northward
- —北郊northern suburbs
- —北支North China
- —北進proceeding north
- —北鮮North Korea
- —北辰North-Star
- —北朝Northern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern Dynasty; Northern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
- —北天northern sky
- —北半northern half
- —北辺northern extremity
- —北満North Manchuria