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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
南米
なんべい ·
South America
N2
南瓜
かぼちゃ ·
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.)
南西
なんせい ·
southwest
南側
みなみがわ ·
south side
南東
なんとう ·
southeast
南氷洋
Full entry on Jisho
なんひょうよう ·
Antarctic Ocean
西南
せいなん ·
south-west
南
みなみ ·
South
N5
More words with
北
北
きた ·
north
N5
敗北
はいぼく ·
defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated')
N1
北側
きたがわ ·
north side
北東
ほくとう ·
northeast
北風
きたかぜ ·
north wind
東北
とうほく ·
north-east
北アイルランド
きたアイルランド ·
Northern Ireland
北極
ほっきょく ·
North Pole
N2
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