N5 Kanji Course

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Marshall

N5 Kanji 58: 南

Meaning of kanji 南:

In Japanese, 南 means “south”.

How to read kanji 南:

Kunyomi	みなみ
Onyomi	なん

How to write kanji 南:

Origin of kanji 南:

The original meaning of 南 is a musical instrument”. And then it is used to stand for direction.
You can remember it by “There is a musical instrument in the south”.

Development of kanji 南:

Vocabulary containing kanji 南:

Word	Reading	Meaning
南	みなみ	south
南部	なんぶ	south
南北	なんぼく	north and south
南方	なんぽう	south
南西	なんせい	southwest
南側	みなみがわ	south side
南東	なんとう	southeast
南洋	なんよう	the South Seas
指南	しなん	instruction
以南	いなん	south
南口	みなみぐち	south exit
南向き	みなみむき	facing south
南南東	なんなんとう	south south east

Example Sentences of kanji 南:

南みなみのほうから雲くもが出でてきている。
The clouds are coming from the south.

彼女かのじょは南なん部ぶ出しゅっ身しんに違ちがいない。
She must be from the South.

彼かれらは南なん極きょくを探索たんさくした。
They explored the Antarctic.

彼かれの家いえは川かわの南みなみ側がわにある。
His house is on the south side of the river.

日に本ほんは南北なんぼくに長ながい国くにです。
Japan is a very long country from north to south.

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