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南極
南極
See also: 南极
Chinese
| south | extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
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| trad. (南極) | 南 | 極 | |
| simp. (南极) | 南 | 极 | |
Proper noun
南極
- the South Pole
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 南 | 極 |
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なん Grade: 2 |
きょく Grade: 4 |
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Pronunciation
Noun
南極 (hiragana なんきょく, romaji nankyoku)
- Antarctica
- Abbreviation of 南極圏. south polar region
- (geography) South Pole
Synonyms
- (south polar region): 南極大陸 (なんきょくたいりく, nankyoku-tairiku): Antarctica
- (south pole): 南極点 (なんきょくてん, nankyokuten): South Pole
Antonyms
- (north polar region): 北極 (ほっきょく, hokkyoku)
- (north pole): 北極点 (ほっきょくてん, hokkyokuten): North Pole
References
- ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.