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南極 (なんきょく): south pole, Antarctic — Japanese vocabulary

南極 is read なんきょく and means "south pole, Antarctic". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

南極

Reading
なんきょく · nankyoku
Translation
south pole, Antarctic
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
なんきょくが

Example

彼らは南極探検に行った。

かれらはなんきょくたんけんにいった。

They went on an expedition to the Antarctic.

Kanji in this word

  • 南 — south
  • 極 — pole, extreme

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