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北極
ほっきょく
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North Pole
Taken apart
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In a sentence
彼らは北極探検に出た。
They went on an expedition to the North Pole.
彼は北極探検に出かけた。
He left on an expedition to the North Pole.
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What Wiktionary says
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What the labels mean
- 漢語 Sino-Japanese
- Words built from Chinese-derived morphemes — borrowed from Chinese or coined in Japan out of Chinese parts — read with on'yomi.