| Kanji | 北 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ホク | 
| Kunyomi | きた | 
| Nanori | きら, ほう, ほっ, ほつ | 
| English | north | 
| Examples | 北(きた): north 南北(なんぼく): south and north 敗北(はいぼく): (1) defeat (2) to be defeated 北極(ほっきょく): (1) North Pole (2) the Arctic | 
| JLPT Level | 5 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 2 | 
| Frequency | 153 | 
| Components | 匕: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) | 
| Number of Strokes | 5 | 
| Kanji Radical | 匕 | 
| Radical Number | 21 | 
| Radical Strokes | 2 | 
| Radical Reading | さじ・さじのひ・さじづくり・ひ | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic | 
| Keyword | north | 
| Koohii Story 1 | Warning: The left part is NOT the primitive turtle! The stroke order is different. Sometimes it will look exactly the same but not always depending on the font / style used to draw this character. Be sure to study the difference! | 
| Koohii Story 2 | In the north, the weather is so cold that people are often seen sitting back to back to preserve warmth. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 480 | 
Tags: jlpt.n5, grade2, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_directions
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