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    3. 南方

    南方

    南なん方ぽう

    the south

    KMT6News #12+1Nature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab13 strokes

    なんぽう

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    the south, southward, southern direction

    Noun

    2.
    countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

    Stroke 0 / 13

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    鳥とりは冬ふゆに南なん方ぽうへ飛 びます。

    Birds fly south in winter.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    船ふねは南なん方ぽうの海うみに向むかって航こう海かいしました。

    The ship sailed towards the southern seas.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation
    南なん方ぽうの島しま々じまには多おおくの熱ねっ帯たい植しょく物ぶつが育そだちます。

    Many tropical plants grow in the southern islands.

    KMT6Nature & Environment
    私わたしたちは国くにの南なん方ぽうへの旅りょ行こうを計けい画かくしています。

    We are planning a trip to the southern part of the country.

    KMT6Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    南なん方ぽうの地ち域いきの気き候こうは一いっ般ぱん的てきに温おん暖だんです。

    The climate in the southern regions is generally warmer.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography

    Kanji that make up this word

    南
    みなみ…(6)
    south
    方
    かた・-かた・-がた…(9)
    direction・person・alternative
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