北 north
- On'yomi
- ホク
- Kun'yomi
- きた
- Strokes
- 5
- JLPT
- N5
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 2
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Remember it
Two people sitting back to back, turning away from each other — nobody wants to face the cold wind out of the north.
A common word
- 北口 きたぐち north exit
Example sentences
北の空が明るいです。
きたのそらがあかるいです。
The northern sky is bright.
来月、北の町へ行きます。
らいげつ、きたのまちへいきます。
Next month I'm going to a town in the north.
Kanji that share a part
匕 is its radical. 10 kanji share it in all.