Chinese

Proper noun

北極

1. the North Pole
   • 北極彼粒星指引路線，黑暗中希望的光影。 [Min Nan, trad.]
     北极彼粒星指引路线，黑暗中希望的光影。 [Min Nan, simp.]
     From: 詹雅雯, 北極星

     Pak-ke̍k hit lia̍p chhiⁿ chí-ín lō͘-sòaⁿ, o͘-àm tiong hi-bāng ê kng-iáⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     That star in the North Pole guides the road; [it is] the light of hope in the dark.

Derived terms

Antonyms

• 南極／南极 (Nánjí)

Descendants

Japanese

Noun

北極 ‎(hiragana ほっきょく, romaji hokkyoku)

1. Abbreviation of 北極圏. north polar region, north pole
2. (geography) North Pole, the arctic

Synonyms

• (northernmost point): 北極点 (ほっきょくてん) ‎(hokkyokuten): North Pole

Antonyms

• 南極 (なんきょく) ‎(nankyoku): south polar region, South Pole, the antarctic

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Noun

北極 • ‎(bukgeuk) ‎(hangeul 북극)

1. Hanja form^? of 북극, “north pole”.

Vietnamese

Noun

北極

1. Hán tự form of bắc cực, “north pole”