Japanese word

南部

Pronunciation

Romajinanbu

この国の南部には大きな町があります。ko no kuni no nan bu ni wa ō ki na machi ga a ri ma su

There is a large city in the south of this country.

南部では一年を通して温暖な気候が続きます。nan bu de wa ichi nen o tō shi te on dan na ki kō ga tsuzu ki ma su

The south has a warm climate throughout the year.

Identifies the part of an area that lies toward the south, with the whole area understood.

南側minamigawa: The side of an area that lies toward the south.
南方nanpō: The direction or region located to the south of a reference point.

国や地域などを南北に分けたときの、南側に当たる区域。kuni ya chi iki na do o nan boku ni wa ke ta to ki no minami gawa ni a ta ru ku iki

The Sino-Japanese compound 南部 (nanbu) joins 南 (nan, "south") with 部 (bu, "part"), so its structure denotes the southern part of an area.

Japanese news frequently divides a prefecture or region into areas such as 南部 (nanbu), so the word appears in practical location reports rather than only on maps.