EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun

    north and south; north to south

    日本は南北に長い国です。
    Japan is a very long country from north to south.
  2. South Korea and North Korea

    Abbreviation

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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south

Kun
みなみ
On
ナン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
341 of 2500
Radical
ten
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

なみみなみまみ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 3-4-5SKIP code
2k7.1The Kanji Dictionary
4022.7Four corner code
1553deroo
5357Unicode hex code
1-38-78JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
778Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
619New Nelson (John Haig)
2082New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2584Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1320Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1791Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1613Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1740Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
205A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
912Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
157Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2750Morohashi
190A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
74Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
74Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
124sakade
29Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
208henshall3
186Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
401crowley
41Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20busy_people
247Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1627Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
nan2, na1Pinyin reading
namKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
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north

Kun
きた
On
ホク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
153 of 2500
Radical
spoon
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

きらほうほっほつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-2SKIP code
0a5.5The Kanji Dictionary
1111.0Four corner code
1256deroo
5317Unicode hex code
1-43-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
751Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
581New Nelson (John Haig)
197New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
230Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
147Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
176Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
445Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
480Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
103A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
138Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
156Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2574Morohashi
205A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
73Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
73Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
139sakade
24Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
224henshall3
115Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
282crowley
42Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20busy_people
231Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
454Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bei3Pinyin reading
bug, baeKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level