Word details

南京

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 南京.

Dictionary

Entry

南京ナンキンFreq #54026
1

Common noun

Nanjing (China); Nanking

2

Common noun; Kansai-ben

pumpkin; squash

3

Noun, used as a prefix

Chinese; Southeast Asian; foreign

4

Noun, used as a prefix

rare; precious; cute

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

south

9 strokesFrequency 341JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ナン

Kun

みなみ

Nanori

なみみなみまみ

capital, 10**16

8 strokesFrequency 74JLPT N3Grade 2

On

キョウケイキン

Kun

みやこ

Nanori

たか

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