きた

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of きた – see the following entries.
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[noun] north (cardinal point)
[noun] the North (northern part of a region)
[noun] a northerly, north wind
[noun] short for 北の方 (kita no kata): northward
[noun] a developed country
[proper noun] Kita (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)
[proper noun] (historical) the red-light district north of Edo Castle
[proper noun] a surname
[proper noun] a female given name
[verb] to go northwards
Alternative spelling
キタ
来た
[verb] past tense form of 来る (kuru)
着た
[verb] past tense form of 着る (kiru)
(This term, きた (kita), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as きた, see Category:Japanese kanji read as きた.)