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西南西 (seinansei) Japanese meaning: west-southwest | Kotomora

西せい南なん西せい

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Meanings

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west-southwest

Compass direction halfway between west and southwest, at 247.5 degrees.

台たい風ふうは西せい南なん西せいに進すすんでいる。

The typhoon is moving west-southwest.

Kanji

西west, Spain
南south

Don't confuse with

西せい南なん
西南 means the direction 'southwest', while 西南西 refers to the finer-grained direction 'west-southwest', one point further toward the west.

Built from

西せい+南なん西せい

Etymology

Compound of 西 (west), 南 (south), and 西 (west), following the Japanese convention for intercardinal directions.