漢字城 Kanji Fortress

南 south

On'yomi
ナン
Kun'yomi
みなみ
Strokes
9
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
南 is written in 9 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Ten dry stalks stand under a wide shelter — a sun-baked patio facing the warm south.

A common word

  • 南口 みなみぐち south exit

Example sentences

  • このへやはみなみをむいています。

    This room faces south.

  • みなみのうみはあたたかいです。

    The southern sea is warm.

Kanji that share a part

十 is its radical. 39 kanji share it in all.

冂 is a component. 11 kanji share it in all.