南 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 南 mean?
South. The name of a direction. To go to the south. To teach the arts or martial arts. A person who rules a country. A person who governs a country.
What's the image of 南?
How to read 南?
Kunyomi... みなみ/minami
Onyomi... ナン/nan,ナ/na,ダン/dan
jinmeikun... ake, nami, mina, yoshi,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
| application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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| type | common-use kanji |
| unicode | 5357 南 (For HTML use) |
南 / related names
- Name:
- minato
- Katakana:
- ミナト
- Name:
- natsuki
- Katakana:
- ナツキ
- Name:
- hina
- Katakana:
- ヒナ
- Name:
- minami
- Katakana:
- ミナミ
- Name:
- mana
- Katakana:
- マナ
- Name:
- minami
- Katakana:
- ミナミ
- Name:
- runa
- Katakana:
- ルナ
- Name:
- minami
- Katakana:
- ミナミ
- Name:
- hana
- Katakana:
- ハナ
- Kanji:
- 葉南
- Meaning:
-
- 葉Leaf. Something thin and flat, like a leaf. Something shaped like a leaf. a sheet of paper. A unit to count the number of sheets of paper, etc. A unit for counting leaves. A division of time. A unit of counting leaves. The end.
- 南South. The name of a direction. To go to the south. To teach the arts or martial arts. A person who rules a country. A person who governs a country.
- Name:
- hinako
- Katakana:
- ヒナコ
- Kanji:
- 陽南子
- Meaning:
-
- 陽Sun. Sunlight. The side where the sun shines. Warm. Bright. Whenever. Active and proactive. The positive pole of electricity and magnetism.
- 南South. The name of a direction. To go to the south. To teach the arts or martial arts. A person who rules a country. A person who governs a country.
- 子Children
- Name:
- kanato
- Katakana:
- カナト
- Kanji:
- 海南人
- Meaning:
-
- 海Sea. Wide and large. A place where many people and things gather. A large lake or pond. A large lake or pond. A frontier. The end of the earth.
- 南South. The name of a direction. To go to the south. To teach the arts or martial arts. A person who rules a country. A person who governs a country.
- 人People. Human beings. Humanity. Every single person. People. Grown-ups. Adults. Personality. Character. A word used to count people.
- Name:
- sanami
- Katakana:
- サナミ
- Name:
- sana
- Katakana:
- サナ
- Name:
- sonako
- Katakana:
- ソナコ
- Name:
- sena
- Katakana:
- セナ
- Name:
- hinano
- Katakana:
- ヒナノ
- Kanji:
- 姫南乃
- Meaning:
-
- 姫Princess. Daughter of a heavenly child. Daughter of a person of high rank. An honorific title for a woman of high rank. A beautiful woman. A beautiful name for a woman. A word for something small or lovely.
- 南South. The name of a direction. To go to the south. To teach the arts or martial arts. A person who rules a country. A person who governs a country.
- 乃In other words. For that reason. So. A long time ago. In the past. You. A second-person pronoun for a person of equal or inferior status. The word for "no" is used in particles.
- Name:
- rena
- Katakana:
- レナ
- Kanji:
- 蓮南
- Meaning:
-
- 蓮Lotus (a kind of flower). A perennial aquatic plant of the water lily family. It is believed to be a flower that blooms in the paradise. A metaphor for something pure and beautiful. The language of this flower is "estranged love" and "eloquence".
- 南South. The name of a direction. To go to the south. To teach the arts or martial arts. A person who rules a country. A person who governs a country.
- Name:
- nana
- Katakana:
- ナナ
- Name:
- kanna
- Katakana:
- カンナ
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