熱ねっ帯たい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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tropics; tropical zone

Refers to the geographical region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, or to a tropical climate.

This plant grows naturally in tropical regions.

熱ねっ帯たいの気き候こうは高こう温おん多た湿しつだ。

The tropical climate is hot and humid.

〈場ば所しょ〉は熱ねっ帯たいに属ぞくするfor a place to be classified as tropical
この島しまは熱ねっ帯たいに属ぞくしている。
This island is classified as tropical.
熱ねっ帯たい性せいの〈物もの〉a tropical (type of) ~
熱ねっ帯たい性せいの低てい気き圧あつが発はっ生せいした。
A tropical low-pressure system developed.
熱ねっ帯たいに生せい息そくする〈動どう物ぶつ〉an animal that lives in the tropics
このカエルは熱ねっ帯たいに生せい息そくしている。
This frog lives in the tropics.

温おん帯たいN2
熱帯 refers to the hot equatorial zone, while 温帯 is the milder zone with four distinct seasons found between the tropics and the polar regions.
寒かん帯たいN2
熱帯 is the hot zone near the equator, whereas 寒帯 is the frigid zone near the poles, the opposite extreme.

亜あ熱ねっ帯たい
熱帯 is the tropics proper, while 亜熱帯 is the subtropical belt just outside it with somewhat milder winters, so learners often mix up which zone is meant.

Compound of 熱 (netsu, 'heat') and 帯 (tai, 'belt' or 'zone'), literally 'heat belt'. The reading ねったい is a regular on'yomi compound.

熱ねっ帯たい国こく

tropical country

tropical forest

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