南 — south
南
- Meaning
- south
- On reading
- ナンnanナna
- Kun reading
- みなみminami
- Strokes
- 9
- Learned in
- Grade 2 of elementary school in Japan
南 in names
When I turn a name into kanji, I use 南 for the sound “na” (な) or “nan” (なん).
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