Japanese symbol for “antarctic”
南極
なんきょく
Romaji: nankyoku
South Pole
In Japanese, antarctic is 南極, read なんきょく (nankyoku).
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Meanings
- n South Pole
- n the Antarctic; Antarctica
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “antarctic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 南極圏 | なんきょくけん nankyokuken | Antarctic Circle; the Antarctic |
| 南極地方 | なんきょくちほう nankyokuchihou | Antarctic region; the Antarctic; south polar region |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 南部 | なんぶ nanbu | southern part; the south (of a region) |
| 南北 | なんぼく nanboku | north and south; north to south |
| 南西 | なんせい nansei | southwest |
| 南東 | なんとう nantou | southeast |
| 南米 | なんべい nanbei | South America |
| 極端 | きょくたん kyokutan | extreme; extremity |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく kyuukyoku | ultimate; final; last |
| 積極 | せっきょく sekkyoku | active; positive; progressive |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.