Moto 南: SouthKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ナン、ナ
- Kun'yomi
- みなみ
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 273 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ナン・ナ)
- 南北なんぼくnorth and south; north to south
- 東南とうなんsouth-east
- 南部なんぶsouthern part; the south (of a region)
- 南西なんせいsouthwest
- 中南米ちゅうなんべいCentral and South America
- 南米なんべいSouth America
- 南東なんとうsoutheast
- 南極なんきょくSouth Pole
- 南海なんかいsouthern sea
- 南北問題なんぼくもんだいNorth-South problem
- 南氷洋なんひょうようAntarctic Ocean
- 西南せいなんsouth-west
- 南下なんかgoing south
- 南中なんちゅうcrossing the meridian
- 南北戦争なんぼくせんそう(US) Civil War
- 南北朝なんぼくちょうNorthern and Southern Courts (Japan, 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties
- 南南東なんなんとうsouth-southeast; south-south-east
- 南南西なんなんせいsouth-southwest; south-south-west
- 南極大陸なんきょくたいりくAntarctica
- 南極海なんきょくかいAntarctic Ocean
- 南極点なんきょくてんthe South Pole
- 南欧なんおうSouthern Europe
- 南洋なんようSouth Seas
- 南緯なんいsouthern latitude
- 南蛮なんばんsouthern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south)
- 南郊なんこうsouthern suburbs
- 指南しなんinstruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching
- 東南東とうなんとうeast-southeast; ESE
- 西南西せいなんせいwest-southwest
- とり南蛮とりなんばんchicken nanban
- サハラ以南アフリカサハラいなんアフリカSub-Saharan Africa
- ソーダ南部石ソーダなんぶせきnatronambulite
- チキン南蛮チキンなんばんfried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
- ビン南語ビンなんごSouthern Min; Minnan
- 以南いなんsouth of; and south
- 兵法指南へいほうしなんinstruction in martial arts
- 南アなんアSouth Africa
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 南みなみsouth
- 南アフリカみなみアフリカSouth Africa
- 南側みなみがわsouth side
- 南口みなみぐちsouth entrance
- 南半球みなみはんきゅうsouthern hemisphere
- 南寄りみなみよりsoutherly (wind); from the south
- 南風みなみかぜsouth wind; southerly wind
- 南するみなみするto go south
- 南アジアみなみアジアSouth Asia
- 南アジア語族みなみアジアごぞくAustro-Asiatic (family of languages)
- 南アフリカ共和国みなみアフリカきょうわこくRepublic of South Africa
- 南アフリカ戦争みなみアフリカせんそう(second) Boer War (1899-1902)
Other readings
- 南方なんぽうthe south; southward
- 南瓜かぼちゃpumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
- おもちゃ南瓜おもちゃかぼちゃCucurbita pepo; diverse species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini
- オモチャ南瓜おもちゃかぼちゃCucurbita pepo; diverse species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini
- ダブ南ダブナンpung (or kong) of south tiles when south is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
- ペポ南瓜ペポかぼちゃCucurbita pepo; diverse species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini
- ミン南語ビンなんごSouthern Min; Minnan
- 全羅南道チョルラナムドJeollanam-do (South Korea); South Jeolla Province
- 冬至南瓜とうじかぼちゃcustom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice
- 南々東なんなんとうsouth-southeast; south-south-east
- 南々西なんなんせいsouth-southwest; south-south-west
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