両極

See also: 两极 and 兩極

Japanese

Kanji in this term
両	極
りょう Grade: 3	きょく Grade: 4
kan’on

Alternative spelling
兩極 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りょーきょく [ryòókyókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːkʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

両(りょう)極(きょく) • (ryōkyoku) ^{←りやうきよく (ryaukyoku)?}

1. (geography) north and south poles
2. (electricity, chemistry, electronics) anode and cathode
3. both extremes

Synonyms

• (both extremes): 両(りょう)極(きょく)端(たん) (ryōkyokutan)

Hyponyms

• (poles): 南(なん)極(きょく) (nankyoku, “south pole”), 北(ほっ)極(きょく) (hokkyoku, “north pole”)
• (electrodes): 陽(よう)極(きょく) (yōkyoku, “anode”), 陰(いん)極(きょく) (inkyoku, “cathode”)