きた

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of きた – see the following entry.

【北】2 [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

(This term, きた, 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
2. past tense form of くる

References

• 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN