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北 (きた) — north | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

北

きた

N5

noun

Meanings

1north
2the North
3northern territories
4North Korea

Example sentence

北海道は日本の北にあります。

ほっかいどうはにほんのきたにあります。

Hokkaido is in the north of Japan.

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Kanji in this word

北North5 strokes

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