

| Readings | On-reading | なん な |
| Kun-reading | みなみ | |
| Meaning | south | |
| Radical |
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| Stroke count | 9 | |
| JLPT Level | N5 | |
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Vocabulary contains 「南」
| Word | Meaning |
| 南(みなみ) | south |
| 南東(なんとう) | southeast |
| 南西 | southwest |
| 東南アジア | Southeast Asia |
| 南極(なんきょく) | Antarctica / the south pole |

