Japanese symbol for “arctic”
北極
ほっきょく
Romaji: hokkyoku
North Pole
In Japanese, arctic is 北極, read ほっきょく (hokkyoku).
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Meanings
- n North Pole
- n the Arctic
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “arctic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北極圏 | ほっきょくけん hokkyokuken | Arctic Circle; the Arctic |
| アークティック | アークティック aakutikku | Arctic |
| 北極地方 | ほっきょくちほう hokkyokuchihou | Arctic region; the Arctic; north polar region |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北部 | ほくぶ hokubu | northern part; the north (of a region) |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 敗北 | はいぼく haiboku | defeat; loss; reverse |
| 南北 | なんぼく nanboku | north and south; north to south |
| 北朝鮮 | きたちょうせん kitachousen | North Korea |
| 北東 | ほくとう hokutou | northeast |
| 極端 | きょくたん kyokutan | extreme; extremity |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく kyuukyoku | ultimate; final; last |
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.