北極

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 [1602].

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
    • (Tokyo) ほっきょく [hòkkyókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ho̞k̚ʲkʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

    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

    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
    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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