남향

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 南 (“south”) + 向 (“face, side with”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠mʝa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [남향]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namhyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	namhyang
McCune–Reischauer?	namhyang
Yale Romanization?	namhyang

Noun

남향 • (namhyang) (hanja 南向)

1. southward, southernly direction
2. (in compounds) south-facing

   남향 방 ― namhyang bang ― a south-facing room

   남향 건물 ― namhyang geonmul ― a building facing south

Derived terms

• 남향(南向)집 (namhyangjip, “south-facing house”)
• 남향(南向)판 (namhyangpan, “south-facing site”)
• 남향건물(南向建物) (namhyanggeonmul, “south-facing building”)
• 남향(南向)방 (namhyangbang, “south-facing room”)
• 남향사면(南向四面) (namhyangsamyeon, “southern slope”)

See also

• 동향(東向) (donghyang, “eastward”)
• 북향(北向) (bukhyang, “northward”)
• 서향(西向) (seohyang, “westward”)