How to say 'Southeast' in Japanese | 東南

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The Japanese word for Southeast is 'Tounan', written as 東南 in Japanese.'Southeast' in hiragana is とうなん.

word

東南

Meaning

Southeast

Reading

とうなん

tounan

Kanji

東East 南South

Explanation

The Japanese noun '東南 (とうなん)' means 'southeast'. It is a compound word formed by combining '東 (とう)' meaning 'east' and '南 (なん)' meaning 'south'. This term is commonly used to describe a geographical direction or location. For example: the wind is coming from the southeast「風が東南から吹いている」(かぜがとうなんからふいている). The southeast region of Japan is known for its beautiful coastline「日本の東南地域は美しい海岸線で知られている」(にほんのとうなんちいきはうつくしいかいがんせんでしられている). It can also be used in compound words like '東南アジア (とうなんアジア)' meaning 'Southeast Asia'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6040

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 東南

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

東

Meaning

East

kanji

南

Meaning

South

Words Related to 東南 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

南東

Meaning

Southeast

word

北東

Meaning

Northeast

Words Related to 東南 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

南東

Meaning

Southeast

word

南北

Meaning

North south

word

南極

Meaning

Antarctica

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'Tounan' means 'Southeast' .

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