南北 (なんぼく) — north and south
南北 is read なんぼく and listed as a noun. Meaning: north and south; north to south.
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Related words
Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 南北.
- 南米 なんべい South America
- 西南 せいなん south-west
- 東南 とうなん south-east
- 南緯 なんい southern latitude
- 南海 なんかい southern sea
- 南極 なんきょく South Pole
- 南口 みなみぐち south entrance
- 南蛮 なんばん southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south)
- 北京 ペキン Beijing (China)
- 東北 とうほく north-east
- 敗北 はいぼく defeat
- 北緯 ほくい north latitude