Kanji 南: "south"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 南

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 南みなみsouth
• 南なん部ぶsouthern part; the south (of a region)
• 南なん方ぽうthe south; southward; southern direction · countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
• 南みなみ側がわsouth side
• 南なん西せいsouthwest
• 南なん東とうsoutheast
• 南なん北ぼくnorth and south; north to south · South Korea and North Korea
• 南なん下かgoing south
• 南なん国ごくsouthern country · southern provinces; southern lands
• 指し南なんinstruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
• 南なん米べいSouth America
• 東とう西ざい南なん北ぼくeast, west, south and north

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