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Illustration of 両極

両極りょうきょく

りょうきょく ryoukyoku Play N1 Noun

物事の両端や、北極と南極・正極と負極のように対をなす二つの極。 both extremities; north and south poles; positive and negative poles

Example 1

電池の両極を導線でつなぐと、電流が流れる。

When the two terminals of a battery are connected by a wire, an electric current flows.

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Example 2

地球の両極には、氷に覆われた地域が広がっている。

Ice-covered regions extend across both poles of the Earth.

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Kanji breakdown

両

N3

both; old Japanese coin; counter for carriages (e.g., in a train); two

On reading
リョウ
Kun reading
てる、ふたつ
Radical
一

極

N2

extreme; pole; extremely; very; highly; most; end; settlement; conclusion; highest rank

On reading
キョク、ゴク
Kun reading
きわ.める、きわ.まる、きわ.まり、きわ.み、き.める、-ぎ.め、き.まる
Radical
木
Illustration of 両立
N1

りょうりつ

compatibility; coexistence; standing together

Illustration of 極めて
N1

きわめて

exceedingly; extremely

Illustration of 極楽
N1

ごくらく

paradise

Illustration of 極端
N1

きょくたん

extreme; extremity

Illustration of 究極
N1

きゅうきょく

ultimate; final; eventual