also: なんぷう · はえ
noun
south wind; southerly wind
Standard term for wind blowing from the south. The reading みなみかぜ is everyday; なんぷう is more formal or literary.
今日は南風が強く吹いている。
A strong south wind is blowing today.
南風に乗って鳥が渡ってきた。
Birds migrated riding the southerly wind.
noun
Archaic poetic usage; 南風 was used as a seasonal word for summer in classical Japanese poetry (waka). Not used in modern prose.
古歌では「南風」を夏の季語として詠むことがある。
In classical poetry, 南風 is sometimes used as a seasonal word for summer.