Moto 北 (きた)north; the North; northern territories
- northnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- the North; northern territoriesnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- North Koreanoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- north windnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 北
Words that share its kanji
- 北京ペキンBeijing (China); Peking
- 北朝鮮きたちょうせんNorth Korea
- 北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
- 北方ほっぽうthe north; northward
- 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
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