Japanese symbol for “northerly”
北寄り
きたより
Romaji: kitayori
northerly (wind); from the north
In Japanese, northerly is 北寄り, read きたより (kitayori).
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Meanings
- n northerly (wind); from the north
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北部 | ほくぶ hokubu | northern part; the north (of a region) |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 敗北 | はいぼく haiboku | defeat; loss; reverse |
| 南北 | なんぼく nanboku | north and south; north to south |
| 北朝鮮 | きたちょうせん kitachousen | North Korea |
| 北東 | ほくとう hokutou | northeast |
| 寄付 | きふ kifu | contribution; donation |
| 年寄り | としより toshiyori | old person; elderly person; senior citizen |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.