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北: north

north
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Readings

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ホク
Kun
きた

北(きた) "north". ほく in compounds: 南北(なんぼく); ほっ in 北海道(ほっかいどう).

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Key words

北きたnorth
北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido
北部ほくぶnorthern part
南北なんぼくnorth and south
北風きたかぜnorth wind

Example sentences

In winter a cold wind blows from the north.

I went to Hokkaido during the summer vacation.

This country is long from north to south.

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