天南
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 南 |
| あま Grade: 1 | みなみ Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Compound of 天 (ama, “heavens, sky”) + 南 (minami, “south”).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [a̠ma̠mʲina̠mʲi]
Proper noun
天南 (hiragana あまみなみ, rōmaji Amaminami)
- a surname
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 南 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
| Irregular | |
The sora portion is likely from 空 (sora, “sky”), for which the 天 character would be ateji (当て字). The derivation of the na element is unknown.
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- IPA(key): [so̞ɾa̠na̠]
Proper noun
天南 (hiragana そらな, rōmaji Sorana)
- a female given name