極きょく北ほく

noun

extreme north; North Pole

Refers to the far northern region, often in geographical or climatic contexts. Can specifically mean the North Pole.

• その探たん検けん隊たいは極きょく北ほくの地ちを目め指ざした。

  The expedition headed for the extreme north.

• 極きょく北ほくの寒さむさは想そう像ぞうを絶ぜっする。

  The cold of the far north is beyond imagination.

noun

utmost limit; breaking point

Figurative use for the extreme limit of something, such as patience, endurance, or a situation. Often used in phrases like 極北に達する.

• 彼かれの忍にん耐たいも極きょく北ほくに達たっした。

  His patience reached its breaking point.