Meaning
north
On'yomi
ホク
Kun'yomi
きた
Common compounds (43)
- 敗ける まけるto be inferior to
- 南北 なんぼくSouth Korea and North Korea
- 北部 ほくぶnorthern part; the north (of a region)
- 北海道 ほっかいどうHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
- 北朝鮮 きたちょうせんNorth Korea
- 北東 きたひがしnortheast
- 東北 ひがしきたnorth-east
- 北方 ほっぽうnorthern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
- 敗北 はいぼくdefeat; loss; reverse; setback
- 北西 ほくせいnorthwest
- 北々東 ほくほくとうnorth-northeast; north-north-east
- 北側 ほくそくnorth side; north bank