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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 7

北 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

north

On: ホクhoku
Kun: きたkita にげるnigeru そむくsomuku

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

北5 strokes

How to write 北: stroke order

北 has 5 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

北 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 北 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 7

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