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：2026/01/07
南
Hiragana
みなみ
Proper noun
archaic
historical
Japanese Meaning
日本の歴史的な遊郭・赤線地帯の一つで、現在の東京都品川区付近にあった地域名・地名。「南の遊郭」「南の郭」などと呼ばれた。 / 江戸・東京周辺で、品川方面の南側にあった遊興・色街の総称として用いられた呼称。 / （固有名詞として）近世～近代にかけて文献・文学作品などに登場する、品川周辺の色町を指す名称。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのとうきょうのしながわにあったおとなむけのあそびのまちのなまえ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
历史用语：今东京都品川区一带的红灯区称呼 / 江户时期的品川游廓（俗称“南”）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
古地名；今東京都品川區的紅燈區名 / 品川宿南側的花街、遊廓（古）
Korean Meaning
(역사·고어) 오늘날 도쿄 신나가와구에 해당하는 유곽 지구를 가리키는 말 / (에도) ‘북의 요시와라, 남의 시나가와’에서의 ‘남’, 곧 시나가와의 유흥가
Indonesian
(sejarah, arkais) distrik lampu merah di wilayah Shinagawa, Tokyo / kawasan pelacuran bersejarah di Shinagawa (masa Edo) / kawasan hiburan malam tradisional di Shinagawa
Vietnamese Meaning
tên gọi cổ của khu đèn đỏ nay thuộc quận Shinagawa, Tokyo / khu lầu xanh lịch sử ở khu vực hiện là quận Shinagawa, Tokyo / địa danh xưa chỉ khu mại dâm tại Tokyo (nay ở Shinagawa)
Tagalog Meaning
makalumang tawag sa pulang-ilaw na distrito sa kasalukuyang Shinagawa, Tokyo / makasaysayang pook-aliwan sa Shinagawa, Tokyo
Sense（1）
(historical, archaic) the red-light district in modern-day Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo
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（ hiragana ）
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(historical, archaic) the red-light district in modern-day Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo
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南
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Mr. Minami is interested in history.
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南さんは歴史に興味があります。
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