| Hanja
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| 北
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| Information
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| Level:
| 8
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| Strokes:
| 5
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| Radical:
| 匕
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| Reading:
| ① 북, ② 배
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| Meaning:
| ① 북녘, ② 달아날
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| English meaning:
| ① north, ② run away, be defeated
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| Japanese reading:
| 北 ホク；きた kita, boku
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| Chinese reading:
| 北 ⓜ ① běi, bó, ② bèi ⓒ baak1 bak1
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| Stroke Order
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北: 북녘 북 (buknyuk buk) -- north; run away, be defeated.
- 北 (북) north
- 北部 (북부) the north part
- 南北(남북) North and south
- 江北 (강북) Seoul north of the river
- 北京 (북경) Beijing
- 北韓 (북한) North Korea
This character is often used in newspaper headlines as an abbreviation for North Korea.
Counterparts: 南
See also: 逃
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