南なん風ぷう

also: みなみかぜ · はえ

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Meanings

1

south wind; southerly wind

Standard term for wind blowing from the south. The reading みなみかぜ is everyday; なんぷう is more formal or literary.

今日きょうは南なん風ぷうが強つよく吹ふいている。
A strong south wind is blowing today.
南なん風ぷうに乗のって鳥とりが渡わたってきた。
Birds migrated riding the southerly wind.

2

archaic

Archaic poetic usage; 南風 was used as a seasonal word for summer in classical Japanese poetry (waka). Not used in modern prose.

古こ歌かでは「南なん風ぷう」を夏なつの季き語ごとして詠よむことがある。
In classical poetry, 南風 is sometimes used as a seasonal word for summer.

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Kanji

南south
風wind, air, style

Related words

北きた風かぜ
North wind; the opposite direction. Also has the reading ほくふう in formal contexts.
東風こち
East wind; commonly read ひがしかぜ or こち. こち is a traditional poetic reading.
西にし風かぜ
West wind; also read せいふう in formal contexts.

Opposites

北きた風かぜN1
北風 blows from the north and is associated with cold winter weather, while 南風 blows from the south and is usually warm and humid.

Written forms

南風Usage100%
- みなみかぜ
  Most common reading and spelling for 'south wind' in modern Japanese.
- なんぷう
  Sino-Japanese reading; used in formal or literary contexts, such as weather forecasts or poetry.
- はえ
  Archaic or dialectal reading; rarely encountered in modern standard Japanese.
はえ
みなみかぜ

Etymology

Compound of 南 (south) and 風 (wind). The reading みなみかぜ is the native Japanese reading, while なんぷう is the Sino-Japanese reading. The archaic reading はえ is of uncertain origin, possibly a dialectal or old poetic form.