Meaning: きたn. (Kanji=北) north, direction opposite south on the compass, direction at one's left when facing the rising sunn. (Kata=キタ, Kanji=喜多) Kita, Japanese family namen. (Kata=キタ, Kanji=北) Kita, Japanese family namev. (Kanji=斬る) chop the head off, decapitate, decollate; murder, slay, kill, assassinate, massacre, do in; chop, cut (as with an axe)v. (Kanji=切る) cut, chop, hash, carve, saw, clip, shear, slice, hackle, strip, fell, sever; disconnect, turn off; cross; discount, sell below costv. (Kanji=着る) wear, be dressed inv. (Kanji=剪る) cut, crop, clip; shearv. complete, perfect, finishv. (Kanji=截る) cut off, disconnect; blockv. (Kanji=伐る) lumber, chop down, cut down treesv. (Kanji=鑽る) strike a match