北辰 ほくしん Meanings Noun North-Star Kanji 北 north. Read as ホク. 辰 sign of the dragon; 7-9AM; fifth sign of Chinese zodiac. Read as シン. Words containing 北辰 北辰一刀流 (ほくしんいっとうりゅう) Hokushin Ittō-ryū (school of swordsmanship founded by Chiba Shūsaku ca. 1820) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists