南口

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 南口 (みなみぐち) is a compound noun for the south exit of a station or building.
• Basic usage: Use 南口で for an activity at the exit and 南口から for movement beginning there.
  • 駅の南口で友人と待ち合わせました。 — I arranged to meet my friend at the station's south exit.
  • 会場へ行くバスは南口から出ています。 — Buses to the venue leave from the south exit.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Direction and particle
  • 南 is the direction, while 南口 is the named exit. Distinguish で for the place of an activity from から for the point of departure.