Memory phrase for the character: 北

北

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Meaning

north

Pronunciation

 HOKU, BOKU
kita

Explanation

Mnemonic
 
Two persons 丬, 匕 sit back-to-back, because they feel cold in the north.

Radicals

北 north
丬 bedShows a sliced tree trunk. Is used in the trainer as "bed". Compare 片
匕 sitting personThe Radical sajinohi means "spoon". But due to its appearance is typically used as a "sitting person". In few cases however, it is understood as claws (i.e. of a bear).
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 Vocabulary

北朝鮮 きたちょうせん  North Korea
北 きた  north
南北 なんぼく  south and north
北海道 ほっかいどう  Hokkaido
敗北 はいぼく  defeat
北極 ほっきょく  North Pole
北欧 ほくおう  Northern Europe

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