| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 北 | きた | north |
| 北京 | ぺきん | Beijing, Peking |
| 南北 | なんぼく | south and north |
| 北口 | きたぐち | the north gate |
| 東北 | とうほく | the northeast |
| 北極 | ほっきょく | North Pole |
| 北米 | ほくべい | North America |
| 北米人 | ほくべいじん | North American (person) |
| 北風 | きたかぜ | north wind |
| 北側 | きたがわ, ほくそく | north side, north bank |
| 北嶺 | ほくれい | northern mountain, Mt. Hiei |
| 北斗七星 | ほくとしちせい | the Great Bear, the Great Dipper, Ursa Major |
| 北斗星 | ほくとせい | the Great Bear, the Great Dipper, Ursa Major |
| 北方 | ほっぽう | northern (district), northward |
| 北朝鮮 | きたちょうせん | North Korea |
| 北東 | ほくとう, きたひがし | northeast |
| 北極圏 | ほっきょくけん | Arctic Circle, the Arctic |
| 北極熊 | ほっきょくぐま | polar bear |
| 北欧 | ほくおう | Northern Europe, land of the Norsemen, Scandinavia |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう | Hokkaido (northernmost of the four main islands of Japan) |
| 北緯 | ほくい | north latitude |
| 北辰 | ほくしん | North-Star |
| 北郊 | ほっこう | northern suburbs |
| 北部 | ほくぶ | north, northern part |
| 北陸 | ほくりく | region west of Tokyo on Japan Sea side of Japan |
| 南征北伐 | なんせいほくばつ | attacking in all directions |
| 敗北 | はいぼく | defeat; to be defeated |