Word details

南方

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

Dictionary

Entry

南方んぽうNounFreq #13227
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

the south; southward; southern direction

Examples
私の故郷の町はニューヨークの南方10マイルのところにある。
My home town lies 10 miles south of New York.
2

countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

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

direction, person, alternative

4 strokesFrequency 46JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ホウ

Kun

かた-かた-がた

Nanori

からなたふさまさみち

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