# 南 — South

Frequency rank 511 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 遠 (Far), less common than 勢 (Force).

- On’yomi: なん、な
- Kun’yomi: みなみ
- Radical: 十 Ten (Kangxi 24)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 9

The character 南 (south) has a distinctive frame with an interior structure — a tropical hut with decorative elements inside, facing the warm south.

In words:

- 南 みなみ — south
- 南極 なんきょく — south pole,Antarctic
- 南北 なんぼく — south and north

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