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北極気団 (hokkyokukidan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

北ほっ極きょく気き団だん

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Meanings

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Arctic air mass

Technical term in meteorology referring to a cold air mass originating in the Arctic region.

北ほっ極きょく気き団だんの南なん下かにより、日本にほん列れっ島とうは厳きびしい寒かん波ぱに見

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Due to the southward movement of an Arctic air mass, the Japanese archipelago was hit by a severe cold wave.

Kanji

北north
極extreme, pole, extremely
気spirit, mind, air
団group, association

Related words

寒かん気き団だん
寒気団 is a general term for a cold air mass, while 北極気団 specifically refers to one originating from the Arctic.
気き団だん
気団 is the broader term for an air mass; 北極気団 is a specific type.

Built from

北ほっ極きょく+気き団だん

Etymology

Compound of 北極 (ほっきょく, 'Arctic') and 気団 (きだん, 'air mass').