南 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「十」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「十」
- On
- ナンなん · nan
- Kun
- みなみminami
- Meaning
- south
Stroke order
Origin
The warm side where plants thrive in the sun — south.
Readings and examples
| Onナンなんnan | 南北なんぼく南端なんたん指南しなん |
|---|---|
| Onナなna | 南無なむ |
| Kunみなみminami | 南みなみ南向きみなみむき |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 南国なんごく
southern country
- 南がわみなみがわ
south side
- 南極なんきょく
- 湘南しょうなん
- 南宋なんそう
Example
南の しまに 行きたいです。
I want to go to a southern island.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)