北
N5 WaniKani
Stroke Order
Meaning
North
On'yomi (音読み)
ほく
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
きた
Stroke Count
5 strokes
北 in useful words
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- 東北とうほく
- north-east
- 南北なんぼく
- north and south; north to south
- 北東ほくとう
- northeast
- 北京ペキン
- Beijing (China); Peking
- 北方ほっぽう
- the north; northward; northern direction
- 北海道ほっかいどう
- Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
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