How to say 'Antarctica' in Japanese | 南極

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The Japanese word for Antarctica is 'Nankyoku', written as 南極 in Japanese.'Antarctica' in hiragana is なんきょく.

word

南極

Meaning

Antarctica

Reading

なんきょく

nankyoku

Kanji

南South 極Extreme, Pole

Explanation

The Japanese noun '南極 (なんきょく)' refers to 'Antarctica', the southernmost continent on Earth. It is often used in geographical or scientific contexts. For example: Antarctica is very cold「南極はとても寒い」(なんきょくはとてもさむい). Penguins live in Antarctica「ペンギンは南極に住んでいる」(ペンギンはなんきょくにすんでいる). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe something extremely cold or remote, though this usage is less common.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6815

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 南極

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

南

Meaning

South

kanji

極

Meaning

Extreme, Pole

Words Related to 南極 Through the Kanji 南

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 南 as well.

word

南

Meaning

South

word

南部

Meaning

South

word

南西

Meaning

Southwest

word

南東

Meaning

Southeast

word

南北

Meaning

North south

word

東南

Meaning

Southeast

Words Related to 南極 Through the Kanji 極

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 極 as well.

word

極めて

Meaning

Extremely

word

積極

Meaning

Proactiveness

word

極く

Meaning

Extremely

word

消極的

Meaning

Passive

word

極端

Meaning

Extreme

word

積極的

Meaning

Proactive

word

北極

Meaning

North Pole

word

究極

Meaning

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