北極
See also: 北极
Chinese edit
north | utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit | ||
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trad. (北極) | 北 | 極 | |
simp. (北极) | 北 | 极 |
Etymology edit
First attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602].
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
北極
- the North Pole
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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北 | 極 |
ほく > ほっ Grade: 2 |
きょく Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- Short for 北極圏. north polar region, north pole
Proper noun edit
- (geography) North Pole, the Arctic
Synonyms edit
- (northernmost point): 北極点 (hokkyokuten): North Pole
Antonyms edit
- 南極 (nankyoku): south polar region, South Pole, the Antarctic
References edit
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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北 | 極 |
Noun edit
- Hanja form? of 북극 (“north pole”).
Proper noun edit
- Hanja form? of 북극 (“North Pole; Arctic”).
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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北 | 極 |
Noun edit
北極
- chữ Hán form of bắc cực (“north pole”).
Proper noun edit
北極
- chữ Hán form of Bắc cực (“North Pole”).