北極

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See also: 北极

Chinese

north
utmost; pole; extreme
utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit
 
trad. (北極) 北 極
simp. (北极) 北 极

Etymology

First attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu .

Pronunciation

Proper noun

北極

  1. the North Pole

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (北極):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
北 極
ほく > ほっ
Grade: 2 		きょく
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

北(ほっ)極(きょく) • (hokkyoku) 

  1. Short for 北極圏. north polar region, north pole

Proper noun

北(ほっ)極(きょく) • (Hokkyoku) 

  1. (geography) North Pole, the Arctic

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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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →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
北極

Noun

北極 • (bukgeuk) (hangeul 북극)

  1. hanja form? of 북극 (“north pole”)

Proper noun

北極 • (Bukgeuk) (hangeul 북극)

  1. hanja form? of 북극 (“North Pole; Arctic”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
北極

Noun

北極

  1. chữ Hán form of bắc cực (“north pole”).

Proper noun

北極

  1. chữ Hán form of Bắc cực (“North Pole”).
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