南(みなみ)

みなみ
noun
south
1. south
The direction opposite to north, where the sun is at midday in the Northern Hemisphere.
南(みなみ)へ行(い)く。
To go south.
南(みなみ)は暖(あたた)かい。
The south is warm.
南口(みなみぐち)から出(で)てください。
Please exit from the south exit.
駅(えき)の南(みなみ)に大(おお)きい公園(こうえん)があります。
There's a big park south of the station.
日本(にほん)の南(みなみ)にある島(しま)は冬(ふゆ)でも暖(あたた)かいので、旅行(りょこう)に行(い)きたいです。
The islands in the south of Japan are warm even in winter, so I want to travel there.

南(みなみ) is one of the four cardinal directions.

FOUR DIRECTIONS:

  • 東(ひがし): east
  • 西(にし): west
  • 南(みなみ): south
  • 北(きた): north

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 南口(みなみぐち): south exit (at stations)
  • 南側(みなみがわ): south side
  • 南向(みなみむ)き: facing south
  • 南風(みなみかぜ): south wind

PLACE NAMES:

  • 南(みなみ)アメリカ: South America
  • 南極(なんきょく): Antarctica (South Pole)
  • 東南(とうなん)アジア: Southeast Asia

CULTURAL NOTE:
South-facing (南向(みなみむ)き) rooms are preferred in Japan for good sunlight, making them more desirable in housing.

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