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北極海 (hokkyokukai) Japanese meaning: Arctic Ocean | Kotomora

北ほっ極きょく海かい

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Meanings

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Refers to the ocean surrounding the North Pole.

北ほっ極きょく海かいの氷こおりは年ねん々ねん減げん少しょうしている。

The ice of the Arctic Ocean is decreasing year by year.

Kanji

北north
極extreme, pole, extremely
海sea, ocean

Related words

南なん極きょく海かい
Refers to the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, as opposed to the Arctic Ocean.

Etymology

Compound of 北極 (ほっきょく, 'North Pole') and 海 (かい, 'sea').