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極偏東風 (きょくへんとうふう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

極きょく偏へん東とう風ふう

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Meanings

1

polar easterlies; polar Hadley cells

Technical term in meteorology for the prevailing winds blowing from the polar high-pressure areas toward the subpolar low-pressure belts.

極きょく偏へん東とう風ふうは、北ほっ極きょくや南なん極きょくから吹ふき出だす冷

つめ

たい

風かぜ

です

。

The polar easterlies are cold winds blowing out from the Arctic and Antarctic.

気き象しょう学がくの授じゅ業ぎょうで極きょく偏へん東とう風ふうについて学まなんだ。

We learned about polar easterlies in meteorology class.

Kanji

極extreme, pole, extremely
偏partial, side, left-side radical
東east
風wind, air, style

Related words

偏へん東とう風ふう
偏東風 (easterlies) is a broader term for winds blowing from the east in any latitude band, while 極偏東風 specifically refers to the polar easterlies near the poles.
貿ぼう易えき風ふう
貿易風 (trade winds) are tropical easterlies blowing toward the equator, distinct from the cold polar easterlies.

Built from

極きょく+偏へん東とう風ふう

Etymology

Compound of 極 (きょく, 'pole'), 偏 (へん, 'biased' or 'inclined'), and 東風 (とうふう, 'east wind'). The term directly describes easterly winds originating from the polar regions.