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εŒ—
JLPT N5 SL2 5 strokes Frequency: #153

Meanings

North

Radicals

εŒ•

Decomposition

βΏ°οΌŸεŒ•

Etymology

Pictographic: Two peopleΒ εŒ• sitting back-to-back; phonetic loan for "north"

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 5

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top
2 vertical top-right-to-bottom-left
3 rising left-to-right
4 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
5 curve right-to-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ホク hoku
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
きた kita

Words Using This Kanji

318 words total
Other (20 words)
εŒ—θΎ° ほくしん

North-Star

εŒ—ζ–—δΈƒζ˜Ÿ ほくとしけせい

the Big Dipper (asterism)

εŒ—η±³ ほくべい

North America

εŒ—ζΊ€ ほくまん

North Manchuria

εŒ—εΆΊ γ»γγ‚Œγ„

Mount Hiei

εŒ—γ‚’γ‚€γƒ«γƒ©γƒ³γƒ‰ γγŸγ‚’γ‚€γƒ«γƒ©γƒ³γƒ‰

Northern Ireland

εŒ—ζ¬§θ«Έε›½ γ»γγŠγ†γ—γ‚‡γ“γ

Nordic countries

εŒ—ζ΅·ι“ ほっかいどう

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

εŒ—δΊ¬ γƒšγ‚­γƒ³

Beijing (China)

εŒ—ζ₯΅η†Š ほっきょくぐま

polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

εŒ—ε…‰ ほっこう

northern lights

εŒ—ιƒŠ ほっこう

northern suburbs

εŒ—ε—γ‘ γγŸγ†γ‘

facing the north

εŒ—θ₯Ώθˆͺθ·― ほくせいこうろ

Northwest Passage (sea route along the north coast of Canada)

εŒ—η«― γ»γγŸγ‚“

northern extremity

εŒ—ζ–—ζ˜Ÿ ほくとせい

the Big Dipper (asterism)

εŒ—η±³εˆθ‘†ε›½ γ»γγΉγ„γŒγ£γ—γ‚…γ†γ“γ

United States of America

εŒ—ι’ ほくめん

north face

εŒ— きた

north

θ―εŒ— かほく

North China

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