斗と南なん

noun

the whole world; south of the Big Dipper

Archaic literary expression. Originally referred to the area south of the Big Dipper, used poetically to mean the entire world under heaven. Not used in modern Japanese outside classical contexts.

• 斗と南なんの名なは、古ふるい漢かん詩しなどに見みられる。

  The name 斗南 appears in old Chinese-style poetry.