Word Meaning 南北

なんぼく namboku

南北 is read as なんぼく (namboku) and means South Korea and North Korea.

Meaning

English

South Korea and North Korea
north and south
north to south

Reading

Kana

なんぼく

Romaji

namboku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 東西 Rank 4134 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

南東北

みなみとうほく

southern Tohoku (usually Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)

東西南北

とうざいなんぼく

east, west, south and north

南北問題

なんぼくもんだい

North-South problem

南北戦争

なんぼくせんそう

American Civil War (1861-1865)

南北朝

なんぼくちょう

Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)

南北朝時代

なんぼくちょうじだい

period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)

南船北馬

なんせんほくば

constant travelling

南征北伐

なんせいほくばつ

attacking in all directions

南西

なんせい

southwest

南東

なんとう

southeast

南

みなみ

south

南アフリカ

みなみあふりか

South Africa

Example Sentences

日本は南北に長い国です。

Japan is a very long country from north to south.

彼らはアメリカ南北戦争に負けました。

They had lost the Civil War.