Meaning

Primary

North America

Word Type

proper noun

Explanation

You already encountered アメリカ in the previous level, so you should know that it means "America." Put north in front of this and you get North America, just like in English!

Note that 北アメリカ refers to the continent of North America, as opposed to the northern part of the USA. アメリカ on its own usually means the USA, but when it has "north" or "south" in front of it like this, it's always referring to the continents.

Reading

きたあめりか
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
きたアメリカ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You might be tempted to read this using the on'yomi readings, but this actually uses kun'yomi. You learned that reading with the kanji, so you should have no problems reading this!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 北アメリカにある

    to be located in North America

    北アメリカにいる

    to be in North America

Context Sentences

カナダは北アメリカにあります。

Canada is located in North America.

これって北アメリカの川ですか?

Is this river in North America?

北アメリカの山でキャンプをしました。

I went camping in the mountains of North America.

Kanji Composition