(archaic) the south

(chiefly in compounds, due to possible ambiguity) America (one of the continents of North America or South America) / America, United States of America (a country in North America)

world / a metaphorical world (how one lives one's life) / society, the times / a realm, a circle, a sphere / (Buddhism) the four inner realms of 須弥山 (Shumisen) / (Buddhism) realm governed by a buddha

Appalachians (a mountain range in eastern North America)

Rocky Mountains (a mountain range in the United States)

Atlas Mountains

(historical) the red-light district in modern-day Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo (as it was located south of Edo Castle)

(archaic) to go south

(historical, archaic) the red-light district in modern-day Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo

the south / Short for 南鐐 (nanryō): beautiful silver; a type of silver coin in the Edo period