北

Meanings

1. north
2. the North; northern territories
3. North Korea
4. north wind

Part of speech: noun

Kanji

• 北

  Meanings

  north

  On reading

  ホク

  Kun reading

  きた

  Strokes

  5

Example sentences

• 船はまっすぐ北に向かっている。

  The ship is bearing due north.

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