What does the kanji 南 mean?

The kanji 南 (minami) means "south". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "minami"?

"minami" is written with the kanji 南, meaning "south". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) なん (nan), な (na), kunyomi (native Japanese) みなみ (minami). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 南?

Write 南 ("south") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 南?

南 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) なん (nan), な (na), kunyomi (native Japanese) みなみ (minami).

南“south” Kanjiminami / nan

JLPT N5

How to write 南

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Meaning and readings

Meaning

south

Onyomi (音読み)

なん nan
な na

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

みなみ minami

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 南

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

南みなみターミナルはどこですか。
Where is the south terminal?
南 (みなみ)
JP#123204bybunbukuEN#280796byCKCC BY 2.0 FR Tatoeba Project
日本にほんは南北なんぼくに長ながい国くにです。
Japan is a very long country from north to south.
南北 (なんぼく)
JP#122409byBlanka_MeduzoEN#281594— no individual contributor (Tanaka Corpus import)CC BY 2.0 FR Tatoeba Project
ブラジルは南みなみアメリカにあります。
Brazil is located in South America.
南 (みなみ)
JP#11329104bysmall_snowEN#2036343byAlanF_USCC BY 2.0 FR Tatoeba Project