noun
southeast wind; east wind inclining south
A traditional Japanese term for a wind blowing from the east-southeast direction. Rare in modern everyday conversation; mainly found in classical literature, poetry, or specialized meteorological contexts.
古典和歌では、南東風が春の訪れを告げる風として詠まれることがある。
In classical waka poetry, the southeast wind is sometimes composed about as a wind that heralds the arrival of spring.
南風 (みなみかぜ) is a straightforward south wind, whereas 南東風 (みなみごち) is an east-southeast wind with a classical nuance.
Compound of 南 (みなみ, 'south') + 東風 (こち, 'east wind'). The reading こち for 東風 is an older, classical term for east wind.