南
south

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ナナン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

みなみ

Nanori (名乗り)

なみはみなみまみ

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:2
Strokes:9
JLPT:5
Frequency:341

Vocabulary

ナ

WordReadingMeaning
南無ナムamen; hail
南無阿弥陀仏ナムアミダブツNamu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha
南無八幡大菩薩ナムハチマンダイボサツO Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!
南無八幡ナムハチマンO Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy
南無三ナムサンoh no!; good heavens!; oops

ナン

WordReadingMeaning
西南セイナンsouth-west
中南米チュウナンベイCentral and South America
東南トウナンsouth-east
南海ナンカイsouthern sea
南極ナンキョクSouth Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica

Other

WordReadingMeaning
西南にしみなみsouth-west
東南ひがしみなみsouth-east
南みなみsouth
南アフリカみなみアフリカSouth Africa
南口みなみぐちsouth entrance; south exit

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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blessing, fortune, happiness
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counter for drinks, offer, offering, present
Grade 8JLPT 1
伴
accompany, bring with, companion, consort
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辛
acrid, bitter, hot, spicy
Grade 8JLPT 2
坪
approx. thirty-six sq ft, two-mat area
Grade 8JLPT 1
辞
expression, resign, term, word
Grade 4JLPT 3
畔
levee, paddy ridge
Grade 8JLPT 1
祥
auspicious, blessedness, good fortune, good omen, happiness
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塀
(kokuji), fence, wall
Grade 8JLPT 1
砕
break, crush, familiar, popular, smash
Grade 8JLPT 1