How to say 'Southeast' in Japanese | 南東

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The Japanese word for Southeast is 'Nantou', written as 南東 in Japanese.'Southeast' in hiragana is なんとう.

word

南東

Meaning

Southeast

Reading

なんとう

nantou

Kanji

南South 東East

Explanation

The Japanese noun '南東 (なんとう)' means 'southeast'. It refers to the cardinal direction that is halfway between south and east. This term is commonly used in geographical contexts, such as describing the location of a place or the direction of movement. For example: The wind is coming from the southeast「風が南東から吹いている」(かぜがなんとうからふいている). The city is located to the southeast of Tokyo「その都市は東京の南東に位置している」(そのとしはとうきょうのなんとうにいちしている). The term can also be used in weather forecasts or navigation.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5207

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 南東

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

南

Meaning

South

kanji

東

Meaning

East

Words Related to 南東 Through the Kanji 南

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 南 as well.

word

南

Meaning

South

word

南部

Meaning

South

word

南西

Meaning

Southwest

word

南北

Meaning

North south

word

東南

Meaning

Southeast

word

南極

Meaning

Antarctica

Words Related to 南東 Through the Kanji 東

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 東 as well.

word

東

Meaning

East

word

東洋

Meaning

Orient

word

東西

Meaning

East and west

word

北東

Meaning

Northeast

word

東南

Meaning

Southeast

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