JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
北 means north. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 5 strokes, read きた or ほく. It contains 匕 (spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)), and at least one further part our source data does not name. It appears in 南北 (south and north) and 北極 (North Pole).
北 is written in 5 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
北 breaks into 1 part.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北 | きた | north |
| 南北 | なんぼく | south and north |
| 北極 | ほっきょく | North Pole |
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