How to say 'Tropics' in Japanese | 熱帯

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The Japanese word for Tropics is 'Nettai', written as 熱帯 in Japanese.'Tropics' in hiragana is ねったい.

word

熱帯

Meaning

Tropics

Reading

ねったい

nettai

Kanji

熱Heat, Temperature 帯Belt, Wear

Explanation

The Japanese noun '熱帯 (ねったい)' refers to the 'tropics', the region of the Earth surrounding the equator. This term is often used in geographical or climatic contexts to describe areas characterized by warm temperatures and high humidity. For example: The Amazon is in the tropics「アマゾンは熱帯にある」(アマゾンはねったいにある). Tropical fruits are delicious「熱帯の果物は美味しい」(ねったいのくだものはおいしい). The word can also be used in compound terms like '熱帯雨林 (ねったいうりん)' (tropical rainforest).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6909

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 熱帯

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

熱

Meaning

Heat, Temperature

kanji

帯

Meaning

Belt, Wear

Words Related to 熱帯 Through the Kanji 熱

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 熱 as well.

word

熱

Meaning

Heat, Fever

word

熱い

Meaning

Hot

word

熱心

Meaning

Enthusiastic

word

熱する

Meaning

Heat

word

情熱

Meaning

Passion

word

発熱

Meaning

Fever

Words Related to 熱帯 Through the Kanji 帯

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 帯 as well.

word

携帯

Meaning

Mobile

word

帯

Meaning

Belt, Obi

word

温帯

Meaning

Temperate

word

地帯

Meaning

Zone

word

世帯

Meaning

Household

word

帯びる

Meaning

Carry, Possess

word

一帯

Meaning

Area

word

連帯

Meaning

Solidarity

word

包帯

Meaning

Bandage

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