北

north

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ホク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

きた

Nanori (名乗り)

きらほうほっほつ

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:2

Strokes:5

JLPT:N5

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

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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