Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N5

341 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: south

Kunyomi: みなみ

Onyomi: ナン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: じゅう

Meaning: ten, complete

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

極(なんきょく)   south pole

北(なんぼく)   south and north

部(なんぶ)   southern part

アジア(とうなんアジア)   Southeast Asia

(みなみ)   south

半球(みなみはんきゅう)   southern hemisphere

Onyomi Examples

ナン south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles

ナンカイ southern sea

トウナン south-east

西 セイナン south-west

ナン south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles

ナンカイ southern sea

Kunyomi Examples

みなみ south

アフリカ みなみアフリカ South Africa

とうなん south-east

西 せいなん south-west