Meaning of 南 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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南JLPT 5
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Kana Readingみなみ
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Romajiminami
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- south
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Example Sentences
南, みなみ used in context
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北にはスコットランド、南にイングランド、西にウェールズ、そして、さらに西には北アイルランド。
In the north, there's Scotland; in the south, England; in the west, Wales; and further west, Northern Ireland.
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The wind blows south.
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They fly south from the arctic region.
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彼らは南ローデシアに着くと、共同給水設備のある泥でできた簡易住宅からなる移民キャンプか、ホテルを選択しなければならなかった。そこで彼らは資産家として知られていたのでホテルを選んだ。
They arrived in Southern Rhodesia, and there was a choice of an immigrants' camp, consisting of mud huts with a communal water supply, or a hotel; and they chose the hotel, being what are known as people of means.
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南諸島のコミュニティの中にはまったくの正反対の血縁関係のパターンが観察されるであろう。
A diametrically opposed kinship pattern is to be observed among certain South Sea Island communities.
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The clouds are coming from the south.
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