南東|なんとうnantou[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivesoutheast
   ディールはイングランド南東部なんとうぶの、ロンドンからおよそ１１０キロ離はなれた地点ちてんにあります。↗

   Deal is in the southeast of England, about 110 kilometers away from London.

• Synonym東南とうなんNeutralA Sino-Japanese word for the southeast direction or region, common in 「東南アジア」; same meaning as 「南東」, with the characters in reverse order.
• Synonym辰巳たつみWrittenWritten/formal: names southeast through the twelve zodiac signs, seen in classical texts and feng shui; in everyday speech use 「南東」.
• Antonym北西ほくせいNeutralRefers to northwest, the direction opposite 「南東」.

For the southeast direction, 「南東」 is the everyday word, as in 「南東の風」. 「東南」 means the same but appears mostly in region names like 「東南アジア」. Classical or feng shui contexts use 「辰巳」; the opposite direction is 「北西」.

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1. 南みなみと東ひがしの中間ちゅうかんの方向ほうこう・方角ほうがく。東南とうなん。巽たつみ