Kanji

北

north

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

匕部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

きた

Nanori (Name Reading)

きた, た

Common Readings

ホク, きた

Example sentences

きた
から 冷たい 吹いている

A cold wind is blowing from the north.

針路 しんろ
針路 取った

The ship set a course to the north.

敗北 はいぼく
チーム 決勝戦 惜しくも 敗北 した

The team unfortunately suffered a defeat in the final match.

闘志 とうし
敗北 喫した その まだ 闘志 みなぎっていた

He suffered a defeat, but his eyes still overflowed with fighting spirit.

北海道 ほっかいどう
北海道 広大な 自然 美味しい 海鮮 有名 です

Hokkaido is famous for its vast nature and delicious seafood.

去年 きょねん
去年 北海道 行きました

I went to Hokkaido last year.

北部 ほくぶ
来週 北海道 北部 旅行 する 予定

I plan to travel to the northern part of Hokkaido next week.

ハイファ ハイファ
ハイファ イスラエル 北部 美しい 港町 です

Haifa is a beautiful port city in northern Israel.

北方 ほっぽう
なると 北方 から 冷たい 吹き付ける

When winter comes, cold winds blow from the northern sky.

胡漢陵轢 こかんりょうれき
漢民族 北方 遊牧民族 世紀 わたる 胡漢陵轢 歴史 あった

The history books detail the centuries of conflict between the Han Chinese and northern nomadic tribes.

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