なん
南
ぽう
方

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. the south, southward, southern direction.

noun

  1. countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
なん
南
ぽう
方
 南方 なんぽう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

south
ナン　みなみ　ナ (2nd, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)