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Kanji: 南

KANJI
9 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
みなみ
 ON 音 
ナン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
じゅう
Meaning:
South
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(みなみ)
south
N2
(なんきょく)
south pole, Antarctic
N2
(なんべい)
South America
N2
(なんぼく)
south and north
N1
(なん)
south
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