Memory phrase for the Kanji: 南

南

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Meaning south

Pronunciation

NAN
minami

Explanation

At the camping ground it is preferred (and therefore more expensive) to have the entrance of the tent directed towards the south.

Mnemonic
 
It costs 十 Yen ¥ to have the entrance 冂 to the south.

Radicals

十 ten, 10Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.
冂 encover
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 Vocabulary

 南  みなみ  South, proceeding south
 南米  なんべい  South America
 西南  せいなん  southwest
 南北  なんぼく  south and north
 南極  なんきょく  south pole, Antarctic

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