This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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南蛮人

なんばんじん
southern barbarian (used to describe Western Europeans who visited Japan prior to the Edo period, esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese)
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南支

なんし
south China; southern China
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南する

みなみする
to go south
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図南

となん
large undertaking attempted in a far-off land
Kanji

ナン、 ナ、 みなみ
south
Sentence

風は南へ吹く。

(かぜ)(みなみ)()く。
The wind blows south.
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この窓は南向きだ。

この(まど)南向(みなみむ)きだ。
These windows look to the south.
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私の家は南向きです。

(わたし)(いえ)南向(みなみむ)きです。
My house faces to the south.
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彼らは南極を探索した。

(かれ)らは南極(なんきょく)探索(たんさく)した。
They explored the Antarctic.
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鳥は南へ飛んで行った。

(とり)(みなみ)()んで()った。
The birds flew to the south.