southeast
南東
解説 Definition
東と南の中間の方角を指します。地理的な位置を表すときや、地図上で使われます。
Southeast is the direction between south and east. It can also refer to an area located in that direction. The word is often used in geography, travel, and descriptions of location.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
south と east をそのまま組み合わせた語だと見抜くのが最短です。まず基本4方位 north / south / east / west を十字に置き、右下が southeast と図で覚えると定着します。単独で「南東」、to the southeast で「南東へ」、in the southeast で「南東地域で」のように地図・天気・位置説明で頻出です。northeast, southwest なども同じ作りなのでセットで押さえると混同しにくいです。似た southeastern は「南東の〜」という形容詞なので、名詞の southeast と分けて覚えると整理しやすくなります。
This word is easy if you build it from two basic directions: `south` + `east`. Picture a map or compass and place it in the lower-right corner. That visual hook makes it stick. Learn the patterns `to the southeast` and `in the southeast`, and connect it with related words like `northeast` and `southwest`.
例文
The city is located in the southeast of the country.
その都市は国の南東に位置しています。
We are heading southeast tomorrow.
明日は南東方向に向かいます。
The southeast region has a warm climate.
南東地域は暖かい気候です。
southeast の類義語・関連語
southeast の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 sūþ（南）+ ēast（東）の複合語。sūþ はゲルマン祖語 *sunþaz（太陽の方向）、ēast は印欧語根 *aus-（暁・輝く）に由来。関連語: southern, eastern。太陽が昇る方角と南を組み合わせた方位表現。
`Southeast` is a compound of Old English `south` and `east`. `South` comes from an old Germanic root linked to the direction of the sun, while `east` goes back to an Indo-European root meaning dawn or shining. The word simply joined two direction words into one place-name for a point between them. Related forms include `southern` and `eastern`.
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