This is a quick follow up entry to the morning’s one, with the on’yomi readings for compass point kanji and one example word for each.
北
on’yomi: ホク
“hoku”
north, northern
北海道
ほっかいどう
“Hokkaido”
Hokkaido (the most northern island in Japan)
東
on’yomi: トウ
“tou”
east, eastern
中東
ちゅうとう
“chuutou”
the Middle East
南
on’yomi: なん / な
“nan” / “na”
south, southern
南極
なんきょく
“nankyoku”
the South Pole
西
on’yomi: セイ / サイ
“sei” / “sai”
west, western
関西
かんさい
“kansai”
Kansai – the southern-western region of Japan
Speaking of Kansai, there is a lovely little book about the Kansai dialect that I have and will be writing about later in the year.
Anyway, let’s keep our eyes open for these on’yomi and kun’yomi readings of the compass points now we know them 🙂
また明日!
Image credit: This is the Mahjong Soul centre panel if you are playing on the Western server. You’ll notice that the compass point winds are represented by Romanised letters rather than the kanji in yesterday’s image.
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