1The cardinal direction "south," or a southern area/region; on maps it conventionally points downward.
沖縄は日本の南に位置する。
Okinawa is located in the south of Japan.
窓が南に向いているので部屋が明るい。
The room is bright because the window faces south.
台風は南の海上で発生した。
The typhoon formed over the southern sea.