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Zach

南

Readings

Kana: ナン、ナ、みなみ
Romaji: nan, na, minami
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: なみ、は、みな、みまみ
Romaji: nami, ha, mina, mimami
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

south

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  24
Frequency:  341
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-2-7
Korean Reading:  nam
Chinese Reading:  na1
Unicode:  5357
JIS:  466E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2082
Nelson Index: 778
New Nelson Index: 619
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2k7.1
Four Corner Index: 4022.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 190
Gakken Index: 205
Japanese Names Index: 912
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2750
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0562
Remembering the kanji Index: 1613
Busy People Index: 2.20
Kanji Way Index: 401
Kanji Flashcards Index: 29
Kodansha Compact Index: 247
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 208
Kanji in Context Index: 41
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1320
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1791
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1627
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1740
Essential Kanji Index: 157
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2584
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1553
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 124
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 186

Words

南 (みなみ)
south
南北 (なんぼく)
south and north
南東 (なんとう、みなみひがし)
southeast
南側 (みなみがわ、なんそく)
south side
南アフリカ (みなみアフリカ)
South Africa
南部 (なんぶ)
southern part; the south (of a region)
南西 (なんせい、みなみにし)
southwest
南海 (なんかい)
southern sea
南方 (なんぽう)
south; southern; southward
南口 (みなみぐち)
south entrance
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