南東

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 南東, read なんとう, means the direction between south and east.
• Basic usage: It is used to describe the direction from a village to a lake or the way a window faces.
  • 村から南東へ進むと大きな湖がある。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The reading compared with 東南
  • 東南, which also means southeast, is read とうなん.