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北
Hiragana
きた
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
北の方角
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちずでうえをさすほう。きたのへんや、きたからふくかぜもいう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
北方；北面（方位之一） / 北部；北方地区（某区域的北部） / 发达国家（指全球“北方”）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
北方；北部 / 北風 / 先進國
Korean Meaning
북쪽 / 북부 / 북풍
Indonesian
utara (arah mata angin) / bagian utara (wilayah) / negara maju (Global Utara)
Vietnamese Meaning
phương bắc; hướng bắc / miền Bắc; phần phía bắc của một vùng / các nước phát triển (khối Bắc)
Tagalog Meaning
hilaga / ang Hilaga (mga bansang maunlad; hilagang bahagi) / hanging hilaga
Sense（1）
north (cardinal point)
Sense（2）
the North (northern part of a region)
Sense（3）
a northerly, north wind
Sense（4）
Short for 北の方 (kita no kata): northward
Sense（5）
a developed country
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
north (cardinal point) / the North (northern part of a region) / a northerly, north wind / Short for 北の方 (kita no kata): northward / a developed country
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北
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The station is to the north.
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駅は北にあります。
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