河南

Chinese
river south
simp. and trad.
(河南)		 河 南
anagram 南河
Literally: “south of the river”.

Etymology
Henan
So named as it (largely) lies on the south of the Yellow River.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

河南

  1. (～省) Henan (a province of China)
  2. (historical) region south of the Yellow River
  3. Henan (area in Guangzhou south of the Pearl River)
  4. (～省) Hà Nam (a province of Vietnam)

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • 河南墜子／河南坠子
  • 河南梆子

Japanese
Kanji in this term
河 南
か
Grade: 5		 なん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Proper noun

河南 (hiragana かなん, rōmaji Kanan)

  1. Henan
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