南

South

N5 · 9 stroke · 12 kanji

A cross marking the warm direction — arms spread wide toward the heat and the sun.

Memory hint

South is where the sun lives — warm, open, welcoming. 南 is built around a cross (十) at the top, with shapes below that spread like warmth radiating outward. Picture someone standing with arms open wide, face turned to the warmth. That open embrace is south.

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南

South

みなみ · なん

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