南国(なんごく)

なんごく
noun
southern land; tropical country
geographyplace
1. southern land; warm southern country
A warm country or region in the south, with the image of palm trees, bright sun and tropical fruit. In Japan it often evokes Okinawa or southern Kyushu.
南国(なんごく)の果物(くだもの)。
Tropical fruit.
沖縄(おきなわ)は南国(なんごく)の雰囲気(ふんいき)がある。
Okinawa has a tropical atmosphere.
冬休(ふゆやす)みは寒(さむ)い日本(にほん)を離(はな)れて、南国(なんごく)のリゾートでのんびり過(す)ごしたい。
For winter break I want to leave cold Japan and relax at a tropical resort.

Used mostly as a modifier with の, for atmosphere rather than geography.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 熱帯(ねったい): the tropics (geographical, scientific)
  • 北国(きたぐに): northern land, snow country — the opposite image

Related Words

Compare: 熱帯(ねったい) (the tropics)
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