Memory phrase for the Kanji: 北


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Meaning

north

Pronunciation

HOKU, BOKU
kita

Explanation

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

north
bedShows a sliced tree trunc. Is used in the trainer as "bed". Compare
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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