北
north
- 北back to back
- kun
- きたkita
- on
- ホクhoku
mnemonic
Two people sitting BACK TO BACK (北), the way you turn your back on the cold NORTH wind. "Hoku" (ホク) as in Hokkaidō, the northern island.
examples
- 北きたkitanorth
- 北海道ほっかいどうhokkaidōHokkaido
- 北口きたぐちkitaguchinorth exit