みなみ

South

N5noun·minami

How to remember it

Sounds like "me, Nami" — picture yourself facing south toward waves of the sea.

Example sentences

  • 鳥は南へ飛んでいった。

    とりはみなみへとんでいった。

    The birds flew south.

  • 部屋の南側に大きな窓がある。

    へやのみなみがわにおおきなまどがある。

    There is a large window on the south side of the room.

Usage

Compass/direction noun; combines with へ (toward) or の (of) for directions.

Related words

西北側

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