北 — north (JLPT N5 kanji)
北
north
ホク きた
5 strokesgrade 2 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- ホク
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- きた
Meanings
north
Words with 北
北きたnorth
Appears in these kanji
背ハイ・せback; height
燕エン・つばめswallow (bird)
Do not confuse with
比ヒ・くらcompare
In the vocabulary
駅 の 北 に 公園 が あります。
There’s a park north of the station.
How to remember it
北Imagine two people standing back to back to shield each other from a cold north wind.