Search Terms: 南*
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noun
1.
north and south, north to south
2.
South Korea and North Korea(abbreviation)
noun, no-adjective
1.
the south, southward, southern direction
noun
2.
countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
noun
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pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.), squash(usually kana)(ぼうぶら is primarily Kansai dialect)
Other readings:
ぼうぶら《南瓜》
、なんか《南瓜》[1]
、カボチャ
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south)(archaism, derogatory)
2.
South-East Asia(archaism)
3.
Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies)(archaism)
See also:紅毛
prefix
4.
exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style)
noun
5.
(in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm)(usu.ナンバ)
6.
noun
1.
south wind, southerly wind
2.
summer(archaism)
Other readings:
南風【みなみかぜ】
、南風【はえ】