南

Meaning

南 centers on the cardinal direction south, the direction opposite north.

• 南みなみ
  N5

  south

• 南部なんぶ
  N1

  southern part; the south (of a region)

• 東南アジアとうなんアジア
  N3

  Southeast Asia

• 南米なんべい
  N2

  South America

• 南北なんぼく
  N2

  north and south; north to south

• 南アフリカみなみアフリカ
  N3

  South Africa

• 南西なんせい
  N1

  southwest

• 南側みなみがわ

  south side

• 南海なんかい

  southern sea

• 南京なんきょう

  Nara

• 南京ナンキン

  Nanjing (China); Nanking

• 南東なんとう
  N1

  southeast

• 南極なんきょく
  N3

  South Pole

• 南国なんごく

  southern country

• 南瓜かぼちゃ
  N1

  pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

• 南口みなみぐち

  south entrance; south exit

• 南方なんぽう

  the south; southward; southern direction

• 南蛮なんばん

  southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south)

• 指南しなん

  instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

• 南シナ海みなみシナかい

  South China Sea

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