expression
north of; above (in a Kyoto address)
Used in the Kyoto street-address system to indicate a location north of a named street. Rare outside this context.
京都では「四条通北入ル」のように使います。
In Kyoto, it is used like 'Shijō-dōri Kita-iru' (north of Shijō Street).
お店は御池通北入ルにあります。
The shop is located north of Oike Street.
Means 'south of' in the same Kyoto address system; the opposite direction.
Means 'east of' in the same Kyoto address system.
Means 'west of' in the same Kyoto address system.
Compound of 北 (kita, 'north') and 入る (iru, 'to enter'), used as a directional suffix in Kyoto addresses. The katakana ル is a conventional spelling for this suffix.