| This kanji has 5 strokes: 2 strokes in the "ladle" radical 匕 (さじのひ) and 3 other strokes | ||
| Sample Compounds (148): | ||
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北緯 ほくい |
north latitude |
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2.
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北欧 ほくおう |
Northern Europe, land of the Norsemen, Scandinavia |
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3.
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北極圏 ほっきょくけん |
Arctic Circle |
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4.
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北東 ほくとう |
northeast |
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5.
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北上 ほくじょう |
going north |
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6.
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北北東 ほくほくとう |
north-north-east, nor-nor-east |
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7.
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南北 なんぼく |
south and north |
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8.
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北西 ほくせい |
northwest |
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9.
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北海 ほっかい |
northern sea, North Sea |
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10.
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北海道 ほっかいどう |
Hokkaido (northernmost of the four main islands of Japan) |
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11.
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南北問題 なんぼくもんだい |
North-South problem |
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12.
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北海道開発庁長官 ほっかいどうかいはつちょうちょうかん |
Director General of Hokkaido Development Agency |
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13.
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敗北 はいぼく |
defeat (as a verb it means ''to be defeated'') |
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14.
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北部 ほくぶ |
north, northern part |
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15.
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北側 きたがわ |
north side, north bank |
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16.
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北口 きたぐち |
north entrance |
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17.
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北陸 ほくりく |
region west of Tokyo on Japan Sea side of Japan |
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18.
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北風 きたかぜ |
north wind |
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19.
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北 きた |
North |
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20.
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台北 たいぺい |
Taipei |
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21.
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北京 ぺきん |
Beijing (China), Peking |
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22.
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北国 きたぐに |
northern provinces, northern countries |
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23.
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北端 ほくたん |
northern extremity |
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24.
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北アイルランド きたアイルランド |
Northern Ireland |
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25.
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北朝鮮 きたちょうせん |
North Korea |
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26.
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東北 とうほく |
north-east, Northern most six prefectures of Honshu |
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27.
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北極 ほっきょく |
North Pole |
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28.
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北方 ほっぽう |
northern (district), northward |
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29.
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北カリフォルニア ほくカリフォルニア |
Northern California |
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30.
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北朝鮮人 きたちょうせんじん |
(sens) North Korean person |
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31.
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東北 ひがしきた |
north-east |
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32.
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北山 きたやま |
northern hill |
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33.
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以北 いほく |
north of, and northward |
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34.
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北極海 ほっきょくかい |
Arctic Ocean |
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35.
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北方人種 ほっぽうじんしゅ |
Nordic race |
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36.
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北天 ほくてん |
northern sky |
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37.
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東北人 とうほくじん |
Northeastener |
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38.
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北支 ほくし |
North China |
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39.
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沖縄・北方対策担当大臣 おきなわおよびほっぽうたいさくたんとうだいじん |
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories |
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40.
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北極熊 ほっきょくぐま |
polar bear |
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41.
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北方戦争 ほっぽうせんそう |
Great Northern War (Sweden vs. Russia, Poland, Denmark, Saxony and Hanover: 1700-1721) |
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42.
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北斗七星 ほくとしちせい |
the Great Bear, the Great Dipper, Ursa Major |
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43.
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東北東 とうほくとう |
east-northeast, ENE |
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44.
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北支事変 ほくしじへん |
the Marco Polo Bridge Incident |
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45.
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沖縄北方対策担当大臣 おきなわおよびほっぽうたいさくたんとうだいじん |
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories |
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46.
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北方仏教 ほっぽうぶっきょう |
Northern Buddhism (as practiced in East Asia) |
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47.
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北欧諸国 ほくおうしょこく |
northern countries, Scandinavian countries |
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48.
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北斗星 ほくとせい |
the Great Bear, the Great Dipper, Ursa Major |
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49.
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東北弁 とうほくべん |
Tohoku dialect |
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50.
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北受け きたうけ |
facing the north |
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51.
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華北 かほく |
North China |
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52.
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北極光 ほっきょくこう |
northern lights, aurora borealis |
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53.
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北方領土 ほっぽうりょうど |
the Northern Territories |
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54.
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北欧神話 ほくおうしんわ |
Norse mythology |
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55.
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北東 きたひがし |
northeast |
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56.
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南征北伐 なんせいほくばつ |
attacking in all directions |
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57.
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北象海豹 きたぞうあざらし |
northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) |
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58.
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旧北区 きゅうほっく |
Palearctic (region), Palaearctic |
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59.
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北極星 ほっきょくせい |
Polaris, north star |
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60.
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北北西 ほくほくせい |
north-northwest |
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61.
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北欧人 ほくおうじん |
Northern European, Norsemen, Scandinavian |
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62.
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南船北馬 なんせんほくば |
constant travelling, constant traveling, being on the move, restless wandering |
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63.
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極北 きょくほく |
extreme north, north pole |
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64.
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北極洋 ほっきょくよう |
Arctic Ocean |
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65.
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北荻 ほくてき |
barbarians to the north (from Chinese) |
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66.
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北東風 きたごち |
northeasterly wind |
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67.
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北進 ほくしん |
proceeding north |
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68.
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最北端 さいほくたん |
northernmost tip (of country) |
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69.
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北玉 きたたま |
(sumo) era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi |
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70.
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北枕 きたまくら |
turning the head to the north in sleeping |
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71.
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北下ろし きたおろし |
cold wind from the northern uplands |
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72.
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北爆 ほくばく |
bombing North (Vietnam) |
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73.
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南北戦争 なんぼくせんそう |
(US) Civil War |
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74.
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北清事変 ほくしんじへん |
North China Incident, Boxer Uprising |
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75.
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新北区 しんほっく |
Nearctic (region) |
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76.
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北玉時代 きたたまじだい |
(sumo) era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi |
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77.
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北満 ほくまん |
North Manchuria |
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78.
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北回帰線 きたかいきせん |
Tropic of Cancer |
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79.
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北半 ほくはん |
northern half |
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80.
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南北朝 なんぼくちょう |
Northern and Southern Dynasties (1336-1392) |
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81.
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真北 まきた |
due north |
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82.
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北九州 きたきゅうしゅう |
Kitakyushu (city) |
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83.
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北面 ほくめん |
north face, north side, the north, facing north |
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84.
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北半球 きたはんきゅう |
northern hemisphere |
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85.
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南北朝時代 なんぼくちょうじだい |
period of the northern and southern dynasties (in China, 5th-6th c. CE in Japan, 1336-92) |
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北西航路 ほくせいこうろ |
Northwest Passage |
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87.
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正北 せいほく |
due north |
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88.
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北限 ほくげん |
northern limit |
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89.
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北門 きたもん |
north gate |
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90.
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北氷洋 ほくひょうよう |
Arctic Ocean |
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91.
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北鮮 ほくせん |
(sens) North Korea |
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92.
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西北 せいほく |
north-west |
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93.
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北狐 きたきつね |
Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) |
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94.
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北洋 ほくよう |
northern waters |
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95.
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北氷洋 ほっぴょうよう |
Arctic Ocean |
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96.
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北前船 きたまえぶね |
cargo ships that sailed the Japan Sea during the Edo period |
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97.
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西北西 せいほくせい |
west-northwest |
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98.
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北光 ほっこう |
northern lights |
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99.
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北洋漁業 ほくようぎょぎょう |
northern-sea fisheries |
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100.
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北岸 ほくがん |
north coast, north bank |
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101.
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敗北感 はいぼくかん |
sense of defeat |
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102.
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全北区 ぜんほくく |
Holarctic (region) |
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103.
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北岸沿いに ほくがんぞいに |
along the north coast, along the northern sea shore |
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104.
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北部準州 ほくぶじゅんしゅう |
Northern Territory (Australia) |
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105.
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敗北主義 はいぼくしゅぎ |
defeatism |
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106.
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北側 ほくそく |
north side, north bank |
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107.
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全北区 ぜんほっく |
Holarctic (region) |
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108.
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北向き きたむき |
facing north, northern exposure |
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109.
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北陸地方 ほくりくちほう |
Hokuriku region of Honshu (inc. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures) |
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110.
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北寄り きたより |
northerly (wind), from the north |
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111.
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北太平洋 きたたいへいよう |
the North Pacific |
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112.
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泰山北斗 たいざんほくと |
a great authority |
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113.
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北航 ほっこう |
sailing north |
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114.
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北嶺 ほくれい |
northern mountain, Mt. Hiei |
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115.
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北寄りの風 きたよりのかぜ |
northerly wind |
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116.
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北風 ほくふう |
north wind |
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117.
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北々西 ほくほくせい |
north-northwest |
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118.
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北大西洋 きたたいせいよう |
North Atlantic |
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119.
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北行 ほっこう |
northbound, sailing north |
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120.
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北叟笑む ほくそえむ |
to chuckle, to snicker |
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121.
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北寄貝 ほっきがい |
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense) |
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122.
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北米 ほくべい |
North America |
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123.
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北々東 ほくほくとう |
north-north-east, nor-nor-east |
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124.
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北大西洋条約 きたたいせいようじょうやく |
North Atlantic Treaty |
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125.
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台北 たいほく |
Taipei |
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126.
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北郊 ほっこう |
northern suburbs |
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127.
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北狄 ほくてき |
(derog) northern barbarians (used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the north) |
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128.
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北米合衆国 ほくべいがっしゅうこく |
the United States of America |
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129.
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北に向いた窓 きたにむいたまど |
window to the north |
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130.
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北辰 ほくしん |
North-Star |
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131.
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脱北 だっぽく |
sucessfully fleeing from North Korea |
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132.
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北魏 ほくぎ |
Northern Wei (dynasty of China; 386-534 CE) |
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133.
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北京ダック ペキンダック |
Peking duck |
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134.
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北米土人 ほくべいどじん |
American Indian, native American |
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135.
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北の方 きたのかた |
nobleman''s true wife, facing the north |
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136.
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脱北者 だっぽくしゃ |
people who have sucessfully fled from North Korea, North Korean defectors |
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137.
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北国 ほっこく |
northern provinces, northern countries |
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138.
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羅北 らほく |
compass north |
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139.
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北京語 ぺきんご |
Mandarin Chinese |
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140.
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北壁 ほくへき |
northern cliff |
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141.
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北朝 ほくちょう |
Northern Dynasty |
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142.
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東西南北 とうざいなんぼく |
east, west, south and north |
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143.
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北国人 ほっこくじん |
northerner |
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144.
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魏晋南北朝時代 ぎしんなんぼくちょうじだい |
Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (220-589 CE) |
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145.
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北境 ほっきょう |
northern boundary |
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146.
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北辺 ほくへん |
northern extremity |
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147.
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北アメリカ きたアメリカ |
North America |
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148.
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北国赤海老 ほっこくあかえび |
sweet shrimp (prawn) |