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北きた

Kana きた Romaji kita

JLPT N5 Common word

01

北 きた · kita

JLPT N5 Common word

01noun

north

02noun

the North; northern territories

03noun

abbreviation

North Korea

04noun

archaic

north wind

Examples

船はまっすぐ北に向かっている。

The ship is bearing due north.

Tatoeba #141143

磁石の針は北を指す。

Compass needles point to the north.

Tatoeba #150174

風見は北をさしている。

The weather vane points north.

Tatoeba #83995

02

北 ペー · pee

01noun

mahjong

north wind tile

02noun

mahjong

winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles

Source

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