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北

North

5 strokes

On readings 音読み

ほく

Kun readings 訓読み

きた

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FingersSpoon

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Fingers and a spoon standing back to back — both pointing north.

Words using 北

北きたnorthN5 北極ほっきょくNorth PoleN2 南北なんぼくsouth and northN2 敗北はいぼくdefeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated')N1 北側きたがわnorth side 北東ほくとうnortheast 北風きたかぜnorth wind 東北とうほくnorth-east 北アイルランドきたアイルランドNorthern Ireland 北緯ほくいnorth latitude 北欧ほくおうNorthern Europe 北海ほっかいnorthern sea

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