NichiDict

南北

N2
なんぼく
[nanboku]
Illustration for 南北

Meanings

1.Noun

north and south; north to south

2.Noun

South Korea and North Korea

Examples

この国は南北に長い形をしている。

This country has a shape that's long from north to south.

同じ国でも南北の気候の差は非常に大きい。

The climate difference between north and south is very large.

朝鮮半島は南北に分断されている。

The Korean Peninsula is divided into north and south.