北
north
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
5 / 5
Information
Grade:2
Strokes:5
JLPT:5
Frequency:153
Vocabulary
ホク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 東北 | トウホク | north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku |
| 北緯 | ホクイ | north latitude |
| 北欧 | ホクオウ | Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia |
| 北上 | ホクジョウ | going north |
| 北西 | ホクセイ | northwest |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 東北 | ひがしきた | north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku |
| 南北 | なんぼく | north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea |
| 敗北 | はいぼく | defeat; loss; reverse; setback |
| 敗北る | まける | to lose; to be defeated; to be beaten; to give in (to); to yield; to succumb; to give way; to surrender; to be overcome (with); to be inferior (to); to be second (to); to be outdone (by); to get a rash (from); to come out in a rash; to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free |
| 北 | きた | north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; north wind |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
背
back, behind, defy, disobey, go back on, height, rebel, stature
Grade 6JLPT 3
老
grow old, old age, old man
Grade 4JLPT 3
先
ahead, before, future, precedence, previous
Grade 1JLPT 5
沈
aloes, be depressed, be submerged, sink, subside
Grade 8JLPT 2
壱
one (in documents)
Grade 8JLPT 1
批
criticism, strike
Grade 6JLPT 1
花
flower
Grade 1JLPT 4
似
becoming, counterfeit, imitate, resemble, suitable
Grade 5JLPT 3
売
sell
Grade 2JLPT 4
克
kindly, overcome, skillfully
Grade 8JLPT 1