Readings

Kana: ホク、きた
Romaji: hoku, kita
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: きら、ほう、ほっ、ほつ
Romaji: kira, hou, ho, , hotsu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

north

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  21
Frequency:  153
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  1-3-2
Korean Reading:  bae
Chinese Reading:  bei3
Unicode:  5317
JIS:  4B4C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 197
Nelson Index: 751
New Nelson Index: 581
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a5.5
Four Corner Index: 1111.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 205
Gakken Index: 103
Japanese Names Index: 138
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2574
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0442
Remembering the kanji Index: 445
Busy People Index: 2.20
Kanji Way Index: 282
Kanji Flashcards Index: 24
Kodansha Compact Index: 231
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 224
Kanji in Context Index: 42
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 147
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 176
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 454
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 480
Essential Kanji Index: 156
Kodansha Kanji Index: 230
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1256
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 139
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 115

Words

(きた)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; north wind
東北 (とうほく、ひがしきた)
north-east; Tohoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu)
北京 (ペキン)
Beijing (China); Peking
北西 (ほくせい)
northwest
北東 (ほくとう、きたひがし)
northeast
北海道 (ほっかいどう)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
北部 (ほくぶ)
northern part; the north (of a region)
南北 (なんぼく)
south and north
敗北 (はいぼく)
defeat; to be defeated
北側 (きたがわ、ほくそく)
north side; north bank
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