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Kanji for South
The kanji for “south” is 南, read nan and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
south
The south; warmth and open skies.
9 strokes On reading ナン、ナ (nan, na) Kun reading みなみ (minami) JLPT N4
Dictionary meanings: south
Readings used for names on Nazuke: na, nami, nan
In Japan it appears in about 1,010 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 南: Nan 南 · Nana 七南 · Nancy 南詩 · Keenan 希南 · Numbers 南羽寿 · Fernanda 葉南舵 · Fernando 得南道 · Ferdinand 葉知南道 · Anna 安南 · Diana 大明南 · Jenna 慈笑南 · Briana 歩里明南 and 254 more
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