南極

See also: 南极

Chinese
south
 
utmost; pole; extreme
utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit
trad. (南極) 南 極
simp. (南极) 南 极

Etymology

First attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602].

Pronunciation

Proper noun

南極

  1. the South Pole

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (南極):

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
南 極
なん
Grade: 2		 きょく
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) なんきょく [nàńkyókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [nã̠ŋʲkʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

    Noun

    南(なん)極(きょく) • (nankyoku) 

    1. Short for 南極圏. south polar region

    Proper noun

    南(なん)極(きょく) • (Nankyoku) 

    1. (geography) South Pole; Antarctica

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

    References
    1. 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
    Hanja in this term
    南極

    Noun

    南極 • (namgeuk) (hangeul 남극)

    1. Hanja form? of 남극 (“south pole”).

    Proper noun

    南極 • (Namgeuk) (hangeul 남극)

    1. Hanja form? of 남극 (“South Pole; Antarctica”).

    Vietnamese
    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    南極

    Noun

    南極

    1. chữ Hán form of nam cực (“south pole”).

    Proper noun

    南極

    1. chữ Hán form of Nam cực (“the South Pole”).
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