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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

東とう南なん

tounan

southeast

南東（なんとう） is the more usual compass term. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 吹上御苑ふきあげぎょえんの東南とうなんに位置いちする。

    They are located south east of the Fukiage Imperial Gardens.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 大和葛城山やまとかつらぎやまの東南とうなん麓ふもとにあり、東向ひがしむきに鎮座ちんざする。

    It is in the foothills of the southeast direction of Mt. Yamato Katsuragi, facing in the east direction.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 庭園ていえんの東南とうなん隅すみに建たつ廟びょうで、上皇じょうこうの遺言ゆいごんにより分骨ぶんこつされた遺骨いこつが埋葬まいそうされている。

    A mausoleum standing in the southeastern corner of the garden in which some of ashes of the retired emperor were buried according to his will.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 東南

  • 東eastOnトウKunひがし
  • 南southOnナン・ナKunみなみ

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