天南

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Compound of 天 (ama, “heavens, sky”) +‎ 南 (minami, “south”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ma̠mʲina̠mʲi]

Proper noun

天(あま)南(みなみ) • (Amaminami) 

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
天	南
Grade: 1	Grade: 2
irregular

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [so̞ɾa̠na̠]

Proper noun

天南(そらな) • (Sorana) 

1. a female given name