KanjiDB
Radical Index : : 南

なみ,
ナン, , みなみ, , みな, みまみ
south
This kanji has 9 strokes: 2 strokes in the "ten" radical (じゅう) and 7 other strokes
Sample Compounds (179):
1.

なんきん

Nanjing (city in China)
2.

とうなん

south-east
3.
シナ
みなみシナうみ

South China Sea
4.

なんべい

South America
5.

なんとう

southeast
6.

なんぽう

south, southern, southward
7.
西
なんせい

southwest
8.

なんい

southern latitude
9.

みなみ

South, proceeding south
10.

かぼちゃ

(Japanese) squash, pumpkin
11.

なんぼく

south and north
12.

みなみぐち

south entrance
13.

なんばん

(derog) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south), South-East Asia, Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies), exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style), (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm), food prepared using chili peppers or Welsh onions
14.

なんぼくもんだい

North-South problem
15.
西
せいなん

south-west
16.

みなみがわ

south side
17.
アフリカ
みなみアフリカ

South Africa
18.

なんかい

southern sea
19.

なんこく

southern countries
20.

なんきょく

south pole, Antarctic
21.

なんひょうよう

Antarctic Ocean
22.

ちゅうなんべい

Central and South America
23.

なんぶ

southern part
24.
カロライナ
みなみカロライナ

South Carolina
25.

みなみじゅうじ

(brightest four stars of the) Southern Cross
26.

なんよう

South Seas
27.
西
とうざいなんぼく

east, west, south and north
28.

なんきょくじょうやく

Antarctic Treaty
29.

なんぷう

south wind, southerly wind, summer
30.

いなん

south of, and south
31.

なんと

southern capital (Nara)
32.
クリル
みなみクリル

South Kuril (Islands)
33.

みなみじゅうじざ

Southern Cross
34.

なんようざい

tropical wood
35.

なんきょくせい

the southern polar stars
36.

はえ

south wind, southerly wind, summer
37.

えつなん

Vietnam
38.
かんな
なんきんかんな

spokeshave, spoke shave
39.

なんとしちだいじ

the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)
40.

みなみじゅうじせい

(brightest four stars of the) Southern Cross
41.

なんようしょとう

South Sea Islands
42.

ひがしみなみ

south-east
43.

なんきょくたい

Antarctic Zone
44.

みなみかぜ

south wind, southerly wind, summer
45.

べとなむ

Vietnam
46.

なんきんはなび

firecracker
47.

なんとろくしゅう

six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)
48.

なんあ

South Africa
49.

みなみぞうあざらし

southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)
50.

なんりょ

(in China) 10th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. B), eighth month of the lunar calendar
51.
アジア
とうなんアジア

Southeast Asia
52.

なんきょくたいりく

Antarctica
53.

なんふつ

Southern France
54.

かなん

South China
55.

なんきんだま

glass beads
56.

なんとうごぞく

Austronesian (family of languages)
57.

なんあきょうわこく

Republic of South Africa
58.

なんしん

proceeding south
59.

なんめい

the southern ocean
60.
アジア
とうなんアジアしょこくれんごう

Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN
61.

なんきょくちほう

Antarctic region, south polar region
62.

さいなん

southernmost
63.

なんきんじけん

Nanking Incident (targeting of Nanking''s foreign properties and residents by Kuomintang troops in March, 1927), Rape of Nanking, Nanking Massacre
64.

なんあせんそう

(second) Boer War (1899-1902)
65.

なんせいほくばつ

attacking in all directions
66.

にちなんかいがん

Nichinan coastline
67.

とうなんあ

Southeast Asia
68.

なんきょくてん

the South Pole
69.

しなん

instruction, teaching, pointing south
70.

なんきんやき

Nanking porcelain, chinaware
71.

みなみひがし

southeast
72.

なんあれんぽう

Union of South Africa
73.

へいほうしなん

instruction in martial arts
74.

とうなんとう

east-southeast, ESE
75.

なんきょくよう

Antarctic Ocean
76.

なんぽうさん

products of the south seas
77.

しなんしゃ

ancient Chinese vehicle with a compass whose needle always pointed south
78.

なんきんじょう

padlock, hasp
79.
西
なんなんせい

south-southwest
80.
西
みなみにし

southwest
81.

れんあいしなん

instruction in the ways of love
82.

なんぐう

southern corner
83.

なんぽうぶっきょう

Southern Buddhism (as practiced in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia)
84.

しなんばん

instructor
85.

なんきんぶくろ

gunny sack
86.

なんなんとう

south-southeast
87.
西
なんせいしょとう

Nansei-shoto (southwestern islands off Kyushu and in the Okinawan archipelago)
88.

ぎしんなんぼくちょうじだい

Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (220-589 CE)
89.
西
なんなんせい

south-southwest
90.

なんげん

southern limit
91.

しなんやく

instructor
92.

なんきんだいぎゃくさつ

(sens) Nanking Massacre, Rape of Nanking
93.

なんはん

southern half
94.

なんか

(Japanese) squash, pumpkin
95.

なんせんほくば

constant travelling, constant traveling, being on the move, restless wandering
96.

なんなんとう

south-southeast
97.

なんこう

southern lights
98.

なんぼくせんそう

(US) Civil War
99.

まみなみ

due south
100.

なんきんむし

bedbug
101.

みなみはんきゅう

southern hemisphere
102.

かぼちゃやろう

(derog) man with an unattractive, unusually shaped face
103.

なんせん

South Korea
104.
ける
みなみをうける

to face the south
105.

なんぼくちょう

Northern and Southern Dynasties (1336-1392)
106.

となん

large undertaking attempted in a far-off land
107.

なんきんまち

Chinatown
108.

なんおう

Southern Europe
109.

なんそう

the Southern Sungs
110.
アジア
みなみアジア

South Asia
111.

みなみむき

facing south, southern exposure
112.

なんぼくちょうじだい

period of the northern and southern dynasties (in China, 5th-6th c. CE in Japan, 1336-92)
113.

せいなん

due south
114.

なんきんまめ

peanut
115.

なんばきび

corn, maize
116.

なんか

going south
117.

なんそく

south side
118.
アジア
みなみアジアごぞく

Austro-Asiatic (family of languages)
119.

なんこう

sailing south, southbound
120.

なんきんまい

Chinese rice, foreign rice
121.

なんばんきび

corn, maize
122.

なんが

Southern School (of Chinese painting)
123.

なんこう

southbound
124.

なんまん

South Manchuria
125.
西
にしみなみ

south-west
126.
綿
なんきんもめん

nankeen (cloth)
127.

なんばんがらし

chili pepper (chile, chilli)
128.

みなみかいきせん

Tropic of Capricorn
129.

みなみたいへいよう

South Pacific
130.
アフリカ
みなみアフリカせんそう

(second) Boer War (1899-1902)
131.

なんこう

southern suburbs
132.

なむ

(Buddh) amen, hail
133.
西
せいなんのえき

the Satsuma Rebellion
134.

なんきんじゅす

nankeen satin
135.

なんばんじん

southern barbarian (used to describe Western Europeans who visited Japan prior to the Edo period, esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese)
136.

なんたん

southern tip
137.
アフリカ
みなみアフリカれんぽう

The Union of South Africa
138.

なむあみだぶつ

(Buddh) I sincerely believe in Amitabha, Lord have mercy on me
139.
西西
せいなんせい

west-southwest
140.

なんきんかんな

spokeshave, spoke shave
141.

なんばんせん

foreign ship (esp. of Spanish and Portuguese ships arriving from the south prior to the Edo period)
142.

なんかいにちる

to die in the south sea
143.

なんちゅう

crossing the meridian
144.
アメリカ
みなみアメリカ

South America
145.

なんごく

southern countries
146.

なむさんぼう

I believe in the Three Treasures of Buddhism, Oh my Great Buddha!, Good heavens!
147.
西
せいなんせんそう

Satsuma Rebellion
148.

なんばんとらい

(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
149.

なんがん

south coast, south bank
150.

なんちょう

Southern Dynasty
151.
アルプス
みなみアルプス

southern alps (of Japan)
152.

なんざん

southern mountain
153.

なむはちまんだいぼさつ

O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!
154.

しゃくなげ

rhododendron
155.

なんきょくかい

Antarctic Ocean
156.
沿
なんがんぞい

along the southern coast
157.

みなみつちくじら

Arnoux''s beaked whale (Berardius arnuxii)
158.

なんアせんそう

(second) Boer War (1899-1902)
159.
寿
なんざんのじゅ

longevity
160.

なむみょうほうれんげきょう

Glory to the Sutra, Hail Lotus Sutra
161.

なんきょくかんそく

antarctic exploration
162.

なんぴょうよう

Antarctic Ocean
163.
沿いに
なんがんぞいに

along the southern coast, along the southern seashore
164.

なんてん

the southern sky, heavenly bamboo, nandina, nandina domestica
165.

みなみアれんぽう

The Union of South Africa
166.

なんし

South China
167.

なんめん

south face, south side, the south, facing the south, ascending the throne, ruling
168.

てんなんしょう

jack-in-the-pulpit, cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema)
169.

なんきょくけん

Antarctic Circle
170.

なんより

southerly (wind), from the south
171.

なんと

(rare) constellation in Sagittarius
172.
カリフォルニア
みなみカリフォルニア

southern California
173.

みなみしなかい

South China Sea
174.

なんもん

south gate
175.

となん

the whole world, south of the Big Dipper
176.

なんきょくこう

aurora australis, southern lights
177.

なんぶれんごうこく

Confederate States of America, CSA
178.

みなみより

southerly (wind), from the south
179.

なんとろくせい

Milk Dipper, southern dipper asterism (star pattern) within Sagittarius

Kuten Code: 3878
EUC Code: c6ee
Shift-JIS Code: 938e
JIS Code: 466e
Unicode: 5357
Radical Index: 24
Frequency Rank: 341
Jouyou Grade: 2
DeRoo Code: 1553
Four Corner code: 4022.7
"New Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 2082
"Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 778
"New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 619
"Japanese For Busy People" Index: 2.20
"The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power" Index: 401
"Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide" Index: 247
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd Edition" Index: 208
"Kanji in Context" Index: 41
"Kanji Learners Dictionary" Index: 1320
"Essential Kanji" Index: 157
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese" Index: 124
"Tuttle Kanji Cards" Index: 186
"The Kanji Dictionary" Index Code: 2k7.1
"Kanji & Kana 2nd Edition" Index: 74
Morohashi Index: 2750
Morohashi Volume.Page: 2.562
Gakken Index: 190
"Remembering The Kanji" Index: 205
"Japanese Names" Index: 1613
Korean Reading: nam
Pinyin: nan2, na1


Radical Index : : 南

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