南なんなんじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1prefixsouthern; southPrefix 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。Break this sentence down in the analyzer南米 is an abbreviation for South America.南なん部ぶの町まちで育そだった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerI grew up in a town in the southern region.2noun, used as a suffixnanban-style; dish with chili peppers and Welsh onionsfood / cooking›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。Break this sentence down in the analyzerChicken nanban is a specialty dish of Miyazaki Prefecture.