Moto 北: NorthKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ホク
- Kun'yomi
- きた
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 227 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ホク)
- 北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
- 南北なんぼくnorth and south; north to south
- 東北とうほくnorth-east
- 北部ほくぶnorthern part; the north (of a region)
- 北東ほくとうnortheast
- 敗北はいぼくdefeat
- 北陸ほくりくHokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
- 北西ほくせいnorthwest
- 北欧ほくおうNorthern Europe; Nordic countries
- 北海ほっかいnorthern sea
- 北上ほくじょうgoing north
- 北緯ほくいnorth latitude
- 南北問題なんぼくもんだいNorth-South problem
- 北極ほっきょくNorth Pole
- 北海道開発庁長官ほっかいどうかいはつちょうちょうかんDirector General of Hokkaido Development Agency
- 北極圏ほっきょくけんArctic Circle; the Arctic
- 北端ほくたんnorthern extremity
- 北北東ほくほくとうnorth-northeast; north-north-east
- 北北西ほくほくせいnorth-northwest
- 北極海ほっきょくかいArctic Ocean
- 北洋ほくようnorthern waters
- 北郊ほっこうnorthern suburbs
- 北限ほくげんnorthern limit
- 南北戦争なんぼくせんそう(US) Civil War
- 南北朝なんぼくちょうNorthern and Southern Courts (Japan, 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties
- 東北東とうほくとうeast-northeast; ENE
- 極北きょくほくextreme north; North Pole
- 西北せいほくnorth-west
- 西北西せいほくせいwest-northwest
- 中北部ちゅうほくぶnorth central region
- 以北いほくnorth of; and northward
- 全北区ぜんほっくHolarctic (region)
- 冬北斗ふゆほくとthe Big Dipper seen on a winter night
- 北カリフォルニアほくカリフォルニアNorthern California
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 北きたnorth
- 北朝鮮きたちょうせんNorth Korea
- 北側きたがわnorth side; north bank
- 北アイルランドきたアイルランドNorthern Ireland
- 北口きたぐちnorth entrance
- 北国きたぐにnorthern country
- 北アメリカきたアメリカNorth America
- 北九州きたきゅうしゅうKitakyushu (city)
- 北半球きたはんきゅうnorthern hemisphere
- 北向ききたむきfacing north; northern exposure
- 北寄りきたよりnortherly (wind); from the north
- 北山きたやまnorthern hill
- 北風きたかぜnorth wind; northerly wind
- グレートブリテン及び北アイルランド連合王国グレートブリテンおよびきたアイルランドれんごうおうこくUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- グレートブリテン及北アイルランド連合王国グレートブリテンおよびきたアイルランドれんごうおうこくUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 北の対きたのたいnorthern side house (to the rear of a main residence; often home to one's wife)
- 北の政所きたのまんどころlegal wife of a regent, of the imperial adviser, or of an official at the Grand Council of State
- 北の方きたのかたnorthward; facing the north
- 北オポッサムきたオポッサムVirginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana); North American opossum
- 北キプロスきたキプロスNorthern Cyprus (de facto state)
Other readings
- 北京ペキンBeijing (China); Peking
- 北方ほっぽうthe north; northward
- ダブ北ダブペーpung (or kong) of north tiles when north is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
- 全羅北道チョルラプクトJeollabuk-do (South Korea); North Jeolla Province
- 北々東ほくほくとうnorth-northeast; north-north-east
- 北々西ほくほくせいnorth-northwest
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Kanji that often appear with 北
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