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：2026/01/08
南
Hiragana
みなみ / なん
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
方角の一つで、太陽が最も高く昇る方向の右側とは反対の方向。北の反対側の方角。 / 日本列島において、本州よりも赤道に近い地域や方面。 / 国や地域、都市などの南側の区域や地方。 / 暖かい、または温暖な気候をイメージさせる地方。 / 陰陽五行説で、南方をつかさどる方位。朱雀が象徴とされる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みなみ。ひがし、にし、きたとならぶむきのひとつ。また、なんりょうをみじかくしたことばで、むかしのぎんのおかね。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
南方 / “南鐐”的简称，指美丽的银；日本江户时代的一种银币
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
南方；南邊 / 南鐐的略稱：上等白銀；江戶時代的一種銀幣
Korean Meaning
남쪽, 남방 / 남료의 준말: 아름다운 은; 에도 시대의 은화
Indonesian
selatan / singkatan dari nanryō: perak indah; koin perak pada zaman Edo
Vietnamese Meaning
phía nam / bạc đẹp (viết tắt của Nam liêu) / loại đồng bạc thời Edo (Nam liêu)
Tagalog Meaning
timog / (pinaikling anyo ng 南鐐) mataas na uri ng pilak / (pinaikling anyo ng 南鐐) uri ng pilakang barya noong panahong Edo
Sense（1）
the south
Sense（2）
Short for 南鐐 (nanryō): beautiful silver; a type of silver coin in the Edo period
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（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
the south / Short for 南鐐 (nanryō): beautiful silver; a type of silver coin in the Edo period
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南
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I am heading towards the south.
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私は南の方向に向かっています。
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