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

南South 東East

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

N5

Kanji Grade

2

Frequency

6040

Composition

kanji

Handwriting