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亜熱帯 (あねったい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

亜あ熱ねっ帯たい

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Meanings

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noun

subtropics; subtropical zone

Refers to the geographical region between the tropics and temperate zones, or the climate characteristic of that region.

沖おき縄なわは亜あ熱ねっ帯たいに属ぞくしている。
Okinawa belongs to the subtropics.
亜あ熱ねっ帯たいの気き候こうは高こう温おん多た湿

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The subtropical climate is hot and humid.

Kanji

亜Asia, rank next, come after
熱heat, temperature, fever
帯sash, belt, obi

Similar words

熱ねっ帯たい
熱帯 refers to the tropics, the region near the equator, while 亜熱帯 is the adjacent subtropical zone.
温おん帯たい
温帯 is the temperate zone, located poleward of the subtropics.

Etymology

Compound of 亜 (a, 'sub-') and 熱帯 (nettai, 'tropics'), literally 'sub-tropics'. The reading あねったい is a standard Sino-Japanese reading of the kanji.