北半球

Chinese
north hemisphere; hemisphere of the Earth
trad. (北半球) 北 半球
simp. #(北半球) 北 半球

Pronunciation

Noun

北半球

  1. Northern Hemisphere
  2. (slang) upper part of a woman's breast (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Antonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
北 半 球
きた
Grade: 2		 はん
Grade: 2		 きゅう
Grade: 3
kun’yomi kan’on

Etymology

From 北 (kita, “north”) +‎ 半球 (hankyū, “hemisphere”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きたは​んきゅう [kìtáháꜜǹkyùù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲi̥ta̠hã̠ŋʲkʲɨᵝː]

Noun

北(きた)半(はん)球(きゅう) • (kita hankyū) ←きたはんきう (kitafankiu)?

  1. the Northern Hemisphere
    Antonym: 南半球 (Minami Hankyū)

Derived terms
  • 北(きた)半球(はんきゅう)環状(かんじょう)モード (Kita Hankyū Kanjō Mōdo)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
北半球

Noun

北半球 • (bukban-gu) (hangeul 북반구)

  1. Hanja form? of 북반구 (“Northern Hemisphere”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
北半球

Noun

北半球

  1. chữ Hán form of bắc bán cầu (“Northern Hemisphere”).
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