北 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「匕」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「匕」
- On
- ホクほく · hoku
- Kun
- きたkita
- Meaning
- north
Stroke order
Origin
Two people back to back — the side that turns its back on the sun: north.
Readings and examples
| Onホクほくhoku | 北進ほくしん北方ほっぽう敗北はいぼく |
|---|---|
| Kunきたkita | 北きた北風きたかぜ北半球きたはんきゅう |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 北国きたぐに
northern country
- 東北とうほく
Tohoku
- 北極ほっきょく
- 北斗ほくと
- 北溟ほくめい
- 北狄ほくてき
- 北碚ほくはい
- 湖北こほく
Example
北の そらに 星が 見えます。
Stars shine in the northern sky.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)