noun
southwestern part; the southwest
Refers to the southwestern area of a region, country, or other geographical entity.
この県の南西部は農業が盛んです。
Agriculture thrives in the southwestern part of this prefecture.
アメリカ南西部の気候は乾燥している。
The climate of the southwestern United States is dry.
北西部 is the northwestern counterpart, formed with the same pattern.
Compound of 南西 (southwest) and 部 (part, section).