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south This kanji means “south.” For example, Minami
Amerika is South America.
nanka means “to go south,”
NAN/minami although this doesn’t imply something bad! nanbu refers to a
southern part of a region.
Radical: 十 Number of strokes: nine
Japan is an archipelago located east of China, but west of the United
States. It all depends on your geographical point of view. For a long
east time, Kyoto was Japan’s capital, but after the Meiji Restoration,
the new Japanese government settled in the city of Edo, which was
TŌ/higashi renamed Tōkyō, the capital of the East. At a train station
(yes, you guessed it!), you may see a sign labeled higashi-
guchi (east exit or entrance).
Radical: 木 Number of strokes: eight
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