VocabJLPT N1
southern country
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. southern country
  2. 2. southern provinces
Refers to a southern region or country with a warm, tropical, or subtropical climate. It evokes images of lush greenery, warm weather, and exotic scenery, and is often used in a romanticized or poetic sense.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

If I could live somewhere tropical someday, every day would feel like a vacation.

Sentence 2

Look, I'm feeling so much better after that tropical fruit juice!

Sentence 3

"Is it true there are bugs in hotels in tropical places?" my sister asked.

Sentence 4

When they showed me the beach photo, I shouted, "That's practically the tropics!"

Sentence 5

This matter is contingent on obtaining approval from the southern government.