ๅ
South
ใฟใชใฟ (minami)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
Ancient people loved the south because it was warm and sunny. North meant cold winds and harsh winters. If directions had a popularity contest, south would have won by a landslide.
Memory Trick
Think of ๅ as a bird cage hanging from a tree branch. A tropical bird lives inside because it's warm in the south. Hanging cage = ๅ = South.
Readings
Onyomi: ใใณ (nan)
Kunyomi: ใฟใชใฟ (minami)
Example Words
ๅ
ใฟใชใฟ (minami)
South
ๅๅฃ
ใฟใชใฟใใก (minamiguchi)
South exit
ๅๅฝ
ใชใใใ (nangoku)
Southern country, tropics
ๅ็ฑณ
ใชใในใ (nanbei)
South America
Example Sentence
้ง ใฎๅๅฃใงไผใใพใใใใ
ใใ ใฎ ใฟใชใฟใใก ใง ใใใพใใใใ
eki no minamiguchi de aimashou
Let's meet at the station's south exit.