天南

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1
みなみ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Compound of (ama, heavens, sky) +‎ (minami, south).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [a̠ma̠mʲina̠mʲi]

Proper noun

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(あま)(みなみ) (Amaminami

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 2
irregular

The sora portion is likely from (sora, sky), for which the character would be ateji (当て字). The derivation of the na element is unknown.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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天南(そらな) (Sorana

  1. a female given name