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南北
なんぼく
N2
noun
Meanings
1
south and north
2
north and south
3
north to south
4
South Korea and North Korea
Example sentence
日本は南北に長い国です。
Japan is a very long country from north to south.
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Mine a sentence — saw 南北 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
南
South
9 strokes
北
North
5 strokes
More words with
南
南
みなみ ·
South
N5
南部
なんぶ ·
southern part
東南
とうなん ·
south-east
南西
なんせい ·
southwest
南極
なんきょく ·
south pole
N2
南東
Full entry on Jisho
なんとう ·
southeast
南アフリカ
みなみアフリカ ·
South Africa
中南米
ちゅうなんべい ·
Central and South America
More words with
北
北
きた ·
north
N5
北京
ペキン ·
Beijing (China)
北海道
ほっかいどう ·
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
北朝鮮
きたちょうせん ·
North Korea
北部
ほくぶ ·
northern part
東北
とうほく ·
north-east
北方
ほっぽう ·
the north
北東
ほくとう ·
northeast
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