Japanese symbol for “antarctica”
南極大陸
なんきょくたいりく
Romaji: nankyokutairiku
Antarctica
In Japanese, antarctica is 南極大陸, read なんきょくたいりく (nankyokutairiku).
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Meanings
- n Antarctica
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “antarctica”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 南極 | なんきょく nankyoku | the Antarctic; Antarctica |
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 |
| 南極 | なんきょく nankyoku | South Pole |
| 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 |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大陸 | たいりく tairiku | continent |
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.