両極りょうきょく

See also: 两极 and 兩極りょうきょく

Japanese

Kanji in this term
両りょう	極ごく
りょう Grade: 3	きょく Grade: 4
kan'on

Alternative spelling
兩極りょうきょく (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りょーきょく [ryòókyókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːkʲo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

両りょう(りょう)極ごく(きょく) • (ryōkyoku) ^{←りやうきよく (ryaukyoku)?}

1. (geography) north and south poles
2. (electricity, chemistry, electronics) anode and cathode
3. both extremes

Synonyms

• (both extremes): 両りょう(りょう)極ごく(きょく)端はし(たん) (ryōkyokutan)

Hyponyms

• (poles): 南みなみ(なん)極ごく(きょく) (nankyoku, “south pole”), 北きた(ほっ)極ごく(きょく) (hokkyoku, “north pole”)
• (electrodes): 陽ひ(よう)極ごく(きょく) (yōkyoku, “anode”), 陰かげ(いん)極ごく(きょく) (inkyoku, “cathode”)