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南極点 (nankyokuten) Japanese meaning: South Pole | Kotomora

南なん極きょく点てん

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Meanings

1

Refers specifically to the geographic South Pole, the southernmost point on Earth.

南なん極きょく点てんは地ち球きゅう上じょうで最もっとも南みなみにある地ち点てんです

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The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth.

Kanji

南south
極extreme, pole, extremely
点spot, point, mark

Related words

北ほっ極きょく点てん
Refers to the geographic North Pole, the northern counterpart of 南極点.
南なん極きょく
Refers to the Antarctic region or the South Pole area more broadly, while 南極点 specifically denotes the exact geographic point.

Built from

南なん極きょく+点てん

Etymology

Compound of 南 (south), 極 (pole/extremity), and 点 (point).