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熱帯収束帯 (ねったいしゅうそくたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

熱ねっ帯たい収しゅう束そく帯たい

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っ

た

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しゅ

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た

い

Meanings

1

intertropical convergence zone; ITCZ

Meteorological term for the belt near the equator where trade winds converge, often associated with heavy rainfall.

熱ねっ帯たい収しゅう束そく帯たいの位い置ちは季

き

節せつ

に

よっ

て

南なん

北ぼく

に

移い

動どう

する

。

The position of the intertropical convergence zone shifts north and south with the seasons.

Kanji

熱heat, temperature, fever
帯sash, belt, obi
収income, obtain, reap
束bundle, sheaf, ream

Built from

熱ねっ帯たい+収しゅう束そく帯たい

Etymology

Compound of 熱帯 (ねったい, 'tropics'), 収束 (しゅうそく, 'convergence'), and 帯 (たい, 'zone' or 'belt'). A direct translation of the English term 'intertropical convergence zone'.