Keyword
south
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig1740
Readings
なん
(45%)
(2%)
Composed of
ten
upside-down box
horns
left to dry
Used in kanji (4 in total)
donate
camphor tree
???
bravo
Used in vocabulary (311 in total)
southern part; the south (of a region)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
going south
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
South America
east, west, south and north
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
amen; hail
southern tip
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
southern sea
southwestern part; the southwest
south entrance; south exit
facing south; southern exposure
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
southeastern part; the southeast
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
south coast; south bank
south district
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Nara; Kongōbu-ji
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
handbook; instruction book; manual
south of; and south
proceeding south
Central and South America
crossing the meridian
south face; south side; the south; ascending the throne; ruling
southern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War)
south-southwest; south-south-west
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
Satsuma Rebellion (1877)
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)
south-southeast; south-south-east
Annam (old name for Vietnam)
bed bug (Cimex lectularius); bedbug
Southern Europe
Southern Song dynasty (China, 1127-1279)
southerly (wind); from the south
instruction in the ways of love
east-southeast; ESE
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
main southern gate (of a temple, castle town, etc.)
island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
Southern France; le Midi
roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
southern latitude
foreign ship (esp. of Spanish and Portuguese ships arriving from the south prior to the Edo period)
South American continent
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
Henan Province (China)
South Africa
Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century
southernmost
south round
Nansei Islands; Ryukyu Islands; chain of islands extending from southwestern Kyushu to northern Taiwan
southern lights
Nanban trade; Japanese trade with Spain and Portugal (1543-1641)
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
south player
O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!
South China
The Confederate States of America
Yunnan Province (China)
Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); oh no!; good heavens!; oops
Antarctic Circle; the Antarctic
Hunan Province (China)
noodles with duck meat and Welsh onions
confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized
South Africa
south of the capital; southern part of Kyoto
south coast; southern shore
southern suburbs
Nankaidō (alt. name for the Shikoku region)
flowing south (e.g. of a river)
Chinese rice; foreign rice
products of the south seas
the Satsuma Rebellion
constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move; restless wandering
southern part of a prefecture
southern Japan (usu. referring to Kyushu and southwards)
Nanking Incident (targeting of Nanking's foreign properties and residents by Kuomintang troops in March, 1927); Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
Milk Dipper; southern dipper asterism (star pattern) within Sagittarius
Nanto City (Toyama)
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
Huainanzi (ancient Chinese collection of essays)
grounds south of a building; southern garden; garden south of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in the Kyoto Imperial Palace)
South Korea
Chinese fancy mouse (usu. all-white with red eyes)
the southern ocean
southern limit
O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy
street performance in which the performer transforms a specially made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem
Nankai megathrust earthquake
southwest Japan (southwest of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)
South Manchuria
instruction in martial arts
Southwest school (of neo-Kantian philosophy)
going south; heading southward
Southern Buddhism (as practiced in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia)
sailing south; southbound
ancient Chinese vehicle with a compass whose needle always pointed south
southern Tohoku (usually Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)
(second) Boer War (1899-1902)
pung (or kong) of south tiles when south is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
(second) Boer War (1899-1902)
Hainan Province (China)
south-southeast; south-south-east
southern half
Tonankai earthquake of 1944
east wind inclining towards the south
kannabi; mountain or forest where a deity is enshrined
1946 Nankaido earthquake
(second) Boer War (1899-1902)
south-southwest; south-south-west
the southern polar stars
Annamese (language); Vietnamese
Jeollanam-do (South Korea); South Jeolla Province
along the southern coast
sauteed vegetables with fish or poultry made into a stew; poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in
10th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. B); eighth month of the lunar calendar
Shonan train; medium-distance train on the eastern Tokaido Main Line (coloured green and orange)
southern corner
southerly wind blowing at the start of the rainy season
Nantan City (Kyoto)
roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
Minamiawaji City
Chungcheongnam-do (South Korea); South Chungcheong Province
Nanto City (Toyama)
Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (China, 220-589 CE)
Minamisatsuma City
street performance in which the performer transforms a specially made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem
The Union of South Africa
Gyeongsangnam-do (South Korea); South Gyeongsang Province
Antarctic region; south polar region
South American hemorrhagic fevers
the whole world; south of the Big Dipper
Piscis Austrinus (constellation); the Southern Fish
man with an unattractive, unusually shaped face
southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
jack-in-the-pulpit; cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema)
Nantan City (Kyoto)
custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice
Minamisatsuma City
Cucurbita pepo; diverse species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini
keiskei fetterbush (Leucothoe keiskei); doghobble; dog hobble
South Kuril (Islands)
Union of South Africa
along the southern coast; along the southern seashore
Nanking porcelain; chinaware
aurora australis; southern lights
south China; southern China
attacking in all directions
Western European (esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese); (lit.) southern barbarian
Confederate States of America; CSA
Union of South Africa (1910-1957)
spokeshave; spoke shave
spokeshave; spoke shave
large undertaking attempted in a far-off land
Austro-Asiatic (family of languages)
Austronesian (family of languages)
chili pepper (chile, chilli)
the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)
to go south
buttercup squash (Cucurbita maxima)
Southern Min; Minnan; southern branch of Min Chinese
Southern Min; Minnan; southern branch of Min Chinese
Southern Min; Minnan; southern branch of Min Chinese
Mahonia japonica; Japanese mahonia
Antarctic Circle (latitude)
Odontophoridae (New World quail family of birds)
rand (currency of South Africa)
Protectorate General of Annam; Han-period Chinese office established in Hanoi in 622 CE
Southern Qi dynasty (China, 479-502); Southern Ch'i dynasty
area of southwestern Japan north of the Median Tectonic Line
area of southwestern Japan south of the Median Tectonic Line
Triangulum Australe (constellation); the Southern Triangle
Shonan Gold (hybrid Japanese citrus)
incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from eastern India)
Vietnamese (language)
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
Kōnan Station (Aichi)
southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)
Arnoux's beaked whale (Berardius arnuxii)
sea bilberry (Vaccinium bracteatum)
Sorbus gracilis (species of mountain ash)
southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis)
Persian carpet flatworm (Pseudobiceros bedfordi); Bedford's flatworm
common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis); southern opossum; black-eared opossum
grass owl (Tyto capensis); African grass owl
southern mountain cavy (Microcavia australis)
southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
Gray's beaked whale (Mesoplodon grayi)
Peale's dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis)
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)
southern Japanese mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus)
berry catchfly (Silene baccifera); Cucubalus baccifer (former name)
Cucurbita pepo (species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini)
Cucurbita pepo (species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini)
Cucurbita pepo (species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini)
acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo var. turbinata)
reef manta ray (Manta alfredi)
Examples (81 in total)
The island is to the south of Japan.
Bear south until you reach the river.
I saw a lot of birds flying toward the south.