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：2026/01/11
北
Hiragana
きた
Proper noun
historical
Japanese Meaning
方角の一つ。北の方角。 / 日本や中国などで、地図上や方位で上側にあたる方向。 / 寒い地方や高緯度の地域を指すことがある。 / 姓の一つ。きた。 / 地名の一部として用いられる語。例：東京都北区。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とうきょうのくのなまえ。むかしのまちのなまえ。みょうじやおんなのなまえ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日本东京都的北区（23个特别区之一） / （历史）江户城北侧的红灯区 / 日本姓氏
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
日本東京都23特別區之一「北區」 / 江戶城北側紅燈區的稱呼（歷史） / 日本人名用字（姓氏、女性名）
Korean Meaning
도쿄도 특별구의 하나 ‘기타구’ / (역사) 에도성 북쪽의 유곽 지구 / 일본의 성씨·여성 이름
Indonesian
Kita, salah satu dari 23 distrik khusus di Tokyo, Jepang. / (sejarah) kawasan lampu merah di utara Kastel Edo. / nama Jepang: marga atau nama perempuan.
Vietnamese Meaning
Kita: một trong 23 khu đặc biệt của Tokyo / (lịch sử) khu đèn đỏ phía bắc Lâu đài Edo / Họ và tên nữ “Kita”
Tagalog Meaning
Kita, isa sa 23 natatanging ward (distrito) ng Tokyo, Hapon / makasaysayan: distrito ng aliwan sa hilaga ng Edo Castle / apelyido at pangalang pambabae sa Hapon
Sense（1）
Kita (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)
Sense（2）
(historical) the red-light district north of Edo Castle
Sense（3）
a surname
Sense（4）
a female given name
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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Kita (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan) / (historical) the red-light district north of Edo Castle / a surname / a female given name
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北
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I live in Kita, a special ward in Tokyo Prefecture.
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私は東京都の特別区である北区に住んでいます。
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