南 (minami) Kanji Meaning: "South" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: A warm sun shines on a bell: the warm south.

南 means south

A warm sun shines on a bell: the warm south.

On'yomi

  • ナンnan
  • ナna

Kun'yomi

  • みなみminami

Stroke order

Common words

  • 南みなみsouth
  • 南東なんとうsoutheast
  • 南西なんせいsouthwest
  • 南北なんぼくnorth and south; north to south

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 南Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 南Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 南Seal
  4. Today

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