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南

Level IV of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 511 / 2,608

South

On’yomi
なん、な
Kun’yomi
みなみ
Radical
十 Ten (Kangxi 24)
School grade
2
Strokes
9

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

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

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 southN5
南極 なんきょく south pole,AntarcticN2
南北 なんぼく south and northN2

南 is rank 511 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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