No. 226 in Japanese
南
"South."
In a sentence
南の島に旅行に行きたいです。
I want to travel to a southern island.
Here, '南' (south) is used as a noun to indicate direction and is a descriptor for the location of the island.
この街の南側には公園があります。
There is a park on the south side of this town.
In this sentence, '南' is combined with '側' to form '南側' (southern side), indicating a specific area of the town.
鳥は冬を避けるために南へ飛びます。
Birds fly south to avoid the winter.
In this context, '南' is accompanied by the particle 'へ' to indicate movement toward a direction ('towards the south').
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