南半球

Chinese

south hemisphere; hemisphere of the Earth
simp. and trad.
(南半球)
半球

Pronunciation


Noun

南半球

  1. Southern Hemisphere
  2. (slang) underboob

Antonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
みなみ
Grade: 2
はん
Grade: 2
きゅう
Grade: 3
kun’yomi kan’on

Etymology

From (minami, south) + 半球 (hankyū, hemisphere).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) なみはんきゅう [mìnámíháꜜǹkyùù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲina̠mʲihã̠ŋʲkʲɨᵝː]

Proper noun

南半球 (hiragana みなみはんきゅう, rōmaji Minami Hankyū, historical hiragana みなみはんきう)

  1. the Southern Hemisphere
    Antonym: 北半球 (Kita Hankyū)

Derived terms

  •  (みなみ) (はん) (きゅう) (かん) (じょう)モード (Minami Hankyū Kanjō Mōdo)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

南半球 (namban-gu) (hangeul 남반구)

  1. Hanja form? of 남반구 (Southern Hemisphere).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Noun

南半球

  1. Hán tự form of nam bán cầu (Southern Hemisphere).
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