ナン
Meanings
Noun
Mahjong
1. south wind tile
2. winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
Kanji used
south
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (61 in total)
southern part; the south (of a region)
going south
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
South America
southern tip
Nara; Kongōbu-ji
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
southwestern part; the southwest
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
southern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War)
southeastern part; the southeast
crossing the meridian
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
south face; south side; the south; ascending the throne; ruling
main southern gate (of a temple, castle town, etc.)
South Africa
south round
south-southwest; south-south-west
Southern Song dynasty (China, 1127-1279)
Southern Europe
south-southeast; south-south-east
southern latitude
Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Southern France; le Midi
southernmost
South China
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
southerly (wind); from the south
Nankaidō (alt. name for the Shikoku region)
flowing south (e.g. of a river)
Hunan Province (China)
southern part of a prefecture
South Africa
South Manchuria
going south; heading southward
pung (or kong) of south tiles when south is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
southern half
Jeollanam-do (South Korea); South Jeolla Province
10th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. B); eighth month of the lunar calendar
Antarctic region; south polar region
the whole world; south of the Big Dipper
Austronesian (family of languages)
aurora australis; southern lights
Antarctic Circle (latitude)
Southern Min; Minnan; southern branch of Min Chinese
Southern Min; Minnan; southern branch of Min Chinese
Southern Qi dynasty (China, 479-502); Southern Ch'i dynasty
Western European (esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese); (lit.) southern barbarian
south China; southern China
Kōnan Station (Aichi)