Kanji: 北 kita North
It looks like two people sitting with their backs against the north pole.
JLPT N5: 48 / 100 | 5 Strokes
北
On: ホク
Kun: きた
Meaning: north
Or if it helps... two polar bears sitting back-to-back.
Stroke Order:
Examples:
- 北海道 Hokkaido (most northern part of Japan)
- 北アメリカ North America
- 北京 Beijing (In China)
- 南北戦争 the (US) Civil War
Example Sentence:
北海道へ行ったことがありますか?
Have you ever been to Hokkaido?
- 北海道 Hokkaido
- へ to
- 行ったこと the fact of having gone; went
- がありますか do (you) have