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Kanji 南

9 strokes

Meaning

south

On'yomi
ナンナ
Kun'yomi
みなみ
Strokes
9
JLPT
N5
School grade
Grade 2
Kanken
9級
Frequency
#341 / 2500

Themes: Directions & Position, Cardinal Directions

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Words with 南

  • 南

    みなみ

    South

    N5
  • 南極

    なんきょく

    south pole, Antarctic

    N2
  • 南米

    なんべい

    South America

    N2
  • 南北

    なんぼく

    south and north

    N2

Example sentences

  • オーストラリアは南みなみアメリカより小ちいさい。

    Australia is smaller than South America.

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