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北
きた
N5
noun
Meanings
1
north
2
the North
3
northern territories
4
North 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
North
5 strokes
More words with
北
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
南北
なんぼく ·
south and north
N2
Full entry on Jisho
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
北極
ほっきょく ·
North Pole
N2
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