南なん

prefix

southern; south

Prefix used in compounds to indicate a southern location, direction, or origin. Common in place names and geographical terms.

• 南なん米べいは南みなみアメリカの略りゃく称しょうです。

  南米 is an abbreviation for South America.

• 南みなみ口ぐちから出でてください。

  Please exit from the south exit.

noun, used as a suffix

nanban-style; dish with chili peppers and Welsh onions

Suffix used in food names to indicate a nanban-style preparation, often involving chili peppers and Welsh onions. See also 南蛮.

See also: 南蛮

• チキン南なん蛮ばんは宮みや崎ざき県けんの名めい物ぶつ料りょう理りです。

  Chicken nanban is a specialty dish of Miyazaki Prefecture.