北 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 北 mean?
North. Name of a direction. To go to the north. To turn away from an enemy. To flee.
What's the image of 北?
How to read 北?
Kunyomi... きた/kita,にげる/nigeru, そむく/somuku
Onyomi... ホク/hoku
jinmeikun... ta,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
application |
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type | common-use kanji |
unicode | 5317 北 (For HTML use) |
北 / related names
- Name:
- hokuto
- Katakana:
- ホクト
- Kanji:
- 北斗
- Meaning:
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- 北North. Name of a direction. To go to the north. To turn away from an enemy. To flee.
- 斗Ladle. A tool with a handle for scooping water or alcohol. A square for measuring the amount of grain, liquid, etc. A unit of capacity, 1斗 is about 18 liters. The name of a constellation, such as the Big Dipper or the South Star. Small. The name of a constellation. Suddenly.
- Name:
- kitako
- Katakana:
- キタコ
- Name:
- kitaji
- Katakana:
- キタジ
- Kanji:
- 北侍
- Meaning:
-
- 北North. Name of a direction. To go to the north. To turn away from an enemy. To flee.
- 侍Samurai. A person who wears a sword and serves his lord with martial arts. A person of considerable ability. A man of spirit. Abbreviation of "samurai office" and "subordinate samurai. A person who is attached to a person of rank and performs miscellaneous duties.
- Name:
- kitashiro
- Katakana:
- キタシロ
- Name:
- kitashiro
- Katakana:
- キタシロウ
- Kanji:
- 北四郎
- Meaning:
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- 北North. Name of a direction. To go to the north. To turn away from an enemy. To flee.
- 四Four. The fourth. Kanji character for the number 4 (four). The next number after three. The pronunciation of "shi" is associated with the word "death," so it is often changed to "yo" or "yon.
- 郎Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
- Name:
- kitao
- Katakana:
- キタオ
- Name:
- hokuhito
- Katakana:
- ホクヒト
- Kanji:
- 北日十
- Meaning:
-
- 北North. Name of a direction. To go to the north. To turn away from an enemy. To flee.
- 日The sun. Sunlight. A day from sunrise to sunset. One day and night. Day. Every day. Weather. Sky patterns. Things in Japan.
- 十Ten. Kanji character for the number 10 (ten). The next number after nine. A large number. A number of things. A shape in which lines intersect vertically and horizontally.
- Name:
- hokusai
- Katakana:
- ホクサイ
- Name:
- hokusei
- Katakana:
- ホクセイ
- Name:
- hokuto
- Katakana:
- ホクト
- Name:
- hokuto
- Katakana:
- ホクト
- Name:
- hokuto
- Katakana:
- ホクト
- Name:
- hokuto
- Katakana:
- ホクト
- Name:
- hokuto
- Katakana:
- ホクト
- Name:
- hokuto
- Katakana:
- ホクト
- Name:
- hokuto
- Katakana:
- ホクト
- Name:
- hokuto
- Katakana:
- ホクト
- Name:
- hokuto
- Katakana:
- ホクト
- Name:
- hokuma
- Katakana:
- ホクマ
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