โ†โ†’
ๅ—

South

ใฟใชใฟ (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: ใƒŠใƒณ (nan)

Kunyomi: ใฟใชใฟ (minami)

Example Words

ๅ—
ใฟใชใฟ (minami)
South
ๅ—ๅฃ
ใฟใชใฟใใก (minamiguchi)
South exit
ๅ—ๅ›ฝ
ใชใ‚“ใ”ใ (nangoku)
Southern country, tropics
ๅ—็ฑณ
ใชใ‚“ในใ„ (nanbei)
South America

Example Sentence

้ง…ใฎๅ—ๅฃใงไผšใ„ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

ใˆใ ใฎ ใฟใชใฟใใก ใง ใ‚ใ„ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

eki no minamiguchi de aimashou

Let's meet at the station's south exit.

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