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JLPT N5 · Noun

北 (kita)

北 (きた, kita) is a Japanese noun meaning “north”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
きた
Romaji
kita
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. north · noun
  2. the North; northern territories · noun
  3. North Korea · noun · abbreviation
  4. north wind · noun · archaic

Example sentences

船はまっすぐ北に向かっている。
The ship is bearing due north.
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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 北

北
northホク・きた · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 北.

南北なんぼくnorth and south北極ほっきょくNorth Pole敗北はいぼくdefeat

Source: JMdict entry 1520670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.