9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5

south

Kun'yomi
  • south
On'yomi
  • ナン
Nanori
  • なみ
  • みな
  • みまみ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ナン 60.7%
みなみ 36.4%
2.0%
みな 0.7%
なみ 0.2%

Character Breakdown

south
ナン みなみ ナ (2nd, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)

Contained In

Common Words

southern part
island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)
South Pole ②the Antarctic
South America
southern country ②southern provinces
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
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References

Unicode hex code 5357
JIS X 0208 1-38-78
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 778
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 619
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2082
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2750
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 74
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 74
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 124
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 29
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 208
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 186
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 401
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 41
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.20
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 247
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1627
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2k7.1
Four corner code 4022.7
De Roo Code 1553