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南垂れ (minamidare) Japanese meaning: southward slope | Kotomora

南みなみ垂だれ

Meanings

1

southward slope

Refers to a slope or incline facing south.

この山やまの南みなみ垂だれは日ひ当あたりが良よい。
The southward slope of this mountain gets good sunlight.

Kanji

南south
垂droop, suspend, hang

Related words

北きた垂だれ
Means 'northward slope'; the opposite direction.

Built from

垂たれる

Etymology

Compound of 南 (みなみ, 'south') and 垂れ (たれ, 'hanging' or 'sloping').