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Kanji: 北

KANJI
5 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
きた
 ON 音 
ホク
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
さじのひ
Meaning:
North
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(きた)
North
N2
(なんぼく)
south and north
N2
(ほっきょく)
North Pole
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