Minami
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Minami |
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Pronunciation | Minami |
Gender | both |
Meaning | south |
Region of Origin | Japanese |
Origin | Japanese |
Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Minami |
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Minami (kanji 南, hiragana みなみ) is a Japanese word meaning south.
There are several Minami wards in Japan, most of them appropriately in the south part of a city:
- Minami ward of Sapporo, Japan
- Minami ward of Saitama, Japan
- Minami ward of Yokohama, Japan
- Minami ward of Nagoya, Japan
- Minami ward of Kyoto, Japan
- Minami ward of Sakai, Japan
- Minami ward of Hiroshima, Japan
- Minami ward of Fukuoka, Japan
- Minami ward of Hamamatsu, Japan
Minami ward of Osaka merged with Higashi ward and is now part of Chūō ward.
Minami is also a common Japanese surname:
- Dale Minami, a Japanese-American lawyer
- Kosetsu Minami
It can also refer to the following fictional characters:
- Kaori Minami of Battle Royale
- Ken Minami of Machine Robo Rescue
Minami is also a relatively gender-neutral given name:
- Minami Hinase (model and actress)
- Minami Takayama (seiyuu)
Minami is also the name of a Spanish manga/anime magazine.
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