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JLPT N3prefixLevel estimated by Bebop

南なん

nan

south, southern

This reading occurs in compounds; standalone 南 is usually みなみ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれは南部なんぶ出身しゅっしんに違ちがいない。
He must be from the South.
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南極なんきょくは北極ほっきょくよりもずっと寒さむい。
The South Pole is a lot colder than the North Pole.
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私わたしの家いえはテムズ川がわの南岸なんがんにある。
My house is on the south bank of the Thames.
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Kanji in 南

南southOnナン・ナKunみなみ

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