北 JLPT N5 Kanji 北 — north JLPT N5 5 strokes Grade 2 Radical 匕 #153 most frequent Directions Readings On'yomiホク Kun'yomiきた Example words 北きたnorth 南北なんぼくsouth and north 敗北はいぼく(1) defeat (2) to be defeated 北極ほっきょく(1) North Pole (2) the Arctic