みなみ

South

N5noun·minami

How to remember it

Picture a compass; the bottom direction is 南, where the warm sun sits at noon.

Example sentences

  • 駅の南に学校があります。

    えきのみなみにがっこうがあります。

    There is a school south of the station.

  • 鳥は南へ飛んでいきました。

    とりはみなみへとんでいきました。

    The bird flew south.

Usage

Direction noun; commonly paired with particles へ, の, に.

Related words

西方角

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