ๅ
North
ใใ (kita)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
Did you know? Before ๅ meant "north," it meant "turning your back on someone." The kanji originally showed two people standing facing opposite direction. And ancient East Asian houses were usually built facing south to get more sunlight, so the back of the house pointed north. Over time, this "turning your back" kanji gradually became the kanji for north.
Memory Trick
Imagine two friends having a huge argument. They turn their backs on each other. Things didn't go southโThings went "North."
Readings
Onyomi: ใใฏ (hoku)
Kunyomi: ใใ (kita)
Example Words
ๅ
ใใ (kita)
North
ๅๅฃ
ใใใใก (kitaguchi)
North exit
ๅๆตท้
ใปใฃใใใฉใ (hokkaidou)
Hokkaido
ๅ็ฑณ
ใปใในใ (hokubei)
North America
Example Sentence
ๅใฎ็ฉบใซ้ฒใใใใพใใ
ใใ ใฎ ใใ ใซ ใใ ใ ใใใพใใ
kita no sora ni kumo ga arimasu
There are clouds in the northern sky.