No. 17,163 in Korean
서남
"서남" means "southwest" in English.
In a sentence
서남쪽 방향에는 높은 산들이 있습니다.
In the southwestern direction, there are tall mountains.
In this sentence, '서남' is used to denote the southwestern direction, combined with '쪽' meaning direction.
서남에서 오는 바람은 오늘따라 시원하다.
The wind coming from the southwest feels refreshing today.
Here, '서남' refers to the southwest as the origin of the wind, indicated by '에서 오는' meaning 'coming from'.
그 지역은 서남 지방에 속하죠.
That area belongs to the southwestern region.
In this sentence, '서남' is used to specify a regional orientation, combined with '지방' which refers to a region.
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