きた

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of きた – see the following entry.
【北】2
north (cardinal point)
the North (northern part of a region)
a northerly, north wind
Short for 北の方 (kita no kata): northward
a developed country
Kita (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)
(historical) the red-light district north of Edo Castle
a surname
a female given name
to go northwards
Alternative spelling
キタ
(This term, きた (kita), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as きた, see Category:Japanese kanji read as きた.)

Etymology 2

Verb

きた • (kita) 

  1. past tense form of きる (kiru)
  2. past tense form of くる (kuru)
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