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JLPT N3 · Geography

南極

なんきょく

South Pole

Stroke order of 南極

2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

南 · 9 strokes極 · 12 strokes

Memory trick

The far end (極) in the south (南).

Parts: 南 south + 極 pole/extreme

The characters in 南極

  • 南 みなみ — south (9 strokes)

Example sentence

南極には氷がたくさんある。

なんきょくにはこおりがたくさんある。

There is a lot of ice in the South Pole.

Words with 南

Words with 極

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