Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 指南(しなん) in Japanese

指南
Kana Reading
しなん
Romaji
shinan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    instruction; teaching; pointing south
    Example sentence
    代わりと言っては何ですが、・・・私が、いささか、ご指南いたしましょう。 It would be presumptuous to call myself his replacement, but I could offer some guidance.

Examples of 指南, しなん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

南 JLPT 5

9 strokes

south

On'Yomi: ナン, ナ

Kun'Yomi: みなみ

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指 JLPT 3

9 strokes

finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: ゆび, さ.す, -さ.し

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