温おん帯たい

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

temperate zone

Refers to the geographical zone between the tropics and the polar circles, characterized by moderate temperatures.

日本にほんは温おん帯たいに位い置ちしている。
Japan is located in the temperate zone.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉は温おん帯たいに属ぞくするa place belongs to/lies in the temperate zone
日本にほんの大だい部ぶ分ぶんは温おん帯たいに属ぞくしている。
Most of Japan lies within the temperate zone.
温おん帯たい気き候こうtemperate climate
この地ち域いきは温おん帯たい気き候こうで、四し季きがはっきりしている。
This region has a temperate climate with clearly distinct seasons.

Kanji

温warm
帯sash, belt, obi

Opposites

熱ねっ帯たいN3
熱帯 is the hot tropical zone near the equator, while 温帯 is the temperate zone with moderate seasonal temperatures.
寒かん帯たいN2
寒帯 is the cold frigid zone near the poles, while 温帯 is the temperate zone with moderate seasonal temperatures.

Don't confuse with

亜あ熱ねっ帯たい
温帯 is the temperate zone farther from the equator than 亜熱帯, and learners sometimes confuse the order of 熱帯→亜熱帯→温帯 when naming climate zones.

Word family

亜あ温おん帯たい
subtemperate zone
暖だん温おん帯たい
warm temperate zone; subtropics
温おん帯たい林りん
temperate forest
温おん帯たい低てい気き圧あつ
extratropical cyclone
温おん帯たい夏か雨う気き候こう
temperate climate with rainy summer

Etymology

Compound of 温 (warm) and 帯 (zone, belt).