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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
北朝鮮
きたちょうせん ·
North Korea
南北
なんぼく ·
south and north
N2
北海道
ほっかいどう ·
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
北京
ペキン ·
Beijing (China)
東北
とうほく ·
north-east
北部
Full entry on Jisho
ほくぶ ·
northern part
北方
ほっぽう ·
the north
北東
ほくとう ·
northeast
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