also: みなみにし
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
southwest
Refers to the direction southwest, or something located in the southwest. Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
風は南西から吹いている。
The wind is blowing from the southwest.
南西の方向に進んでください。
Please head in a southwest direction.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is なんせい.
Alternate reading; less common than なんせい, but may appear in some contexts or older usage.
Compound of 南 (south) and 西 (west). The reading なんせい is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi combination, while みなみにし uses the native kun'yomi readings.