南風

Chinese
south
 
wind; news; style; custom; manner
trad. (南風) 南 風
simp. (南风) 南 风

Pronunciation

Noun

南風

  1. southerly; south wind
  2. music from the South
  3. (archaic) male homosexuality

Derived terms
  • 南風不競／南风不竞

Proper noun

南風

  1. Nanfeng (a song supposedly written by Emperor Shun)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
南 風
なん
Grade: 2		 ふう > ぷう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 南風 (MC nʌm pɨuŋ).

Pronunciation

Noun

南風 (hiragana なんぷう, rōmaji nanpū)

  1. south wind, southerly
    Synonyms: 凱風 (gaifū), 南 (minami)
    Antonym: 北風 (hokufū)
  2. wind blowing in summer
Idioms
  • 南 (なん)風 (ぷう)競 (きそ)わず (nanpū kisowazu)

Proper noun

南風 (hiragana なんぷう, rōmaji Nanpū)

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
南 風
みなみ
Grade: 2		 かぜ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Compound of 南 (みなみ) (minami, “south”) + 風 (かぜ) (kaze, “wind”).

Pronunciation

Noun

南風 (hiragana みなみかぜ, rōmaji minamikaze)

  1. south wind, southerly
    Synonym: 南 (minami)
    Antonym: 北風 (kitakaze)

Proper noun

南風 (hiragana みなみかぜ, rōmaji Minamikaze)

  1. a surname

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
南 風
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
Irregular

Possibly from Sanskrit वायु (vāyu, “wind, air”), via 婆廋 (MC buɑ ʃɨu).

Common usage in western Japan.[1].

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

南風 (hiragana はえ, rōmaji hae)

  1. (regional) south wind, southerly
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 南 (は)風 (え)原 (ばる) (Haebaru)
  • 黒 (くろ)南 (は)風 (え) (kurohae)
  • 白 (しろ)南 (は)風 (え) (shirohae)

Proper noun

南風 (hiragana はえ, rōmaji Hae)

  1. a surname

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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