南 = 十 + 丷 + 干 + 冂

南 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “south”. It is built from 十 (ten), 丷 (horns), 干 (dry) and 冂 (border). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1740. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: south
RTK frame: 1740
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ナン, ナ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): みなみ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: юг
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 南 south

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 南

How to find 南 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ten” + “horns” + “dry”. 南 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 南 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.