西南 (せいなん)south-west

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Kanji in 西南

西にしwest
西側にしがわwest side; west bank
関西かんさいKansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures
東西とうざいeast and west
大西洋たいせいようAtlantic Ocean
西欧せいおうWestern Europe
南西なんせいsouthwest
西日本にしにほんwestern Japan; Japan west of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line, i.e. the Chūbu region and westward
南みなみsouth
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)
南アフリカみなみアフリカSouth Africa
中南米ちゅうなんべいCentral and South America
南米なんべいSouth America

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