北半球

Chinese

north hemisphere; hemisphere of the Earth
trad. (北半球) 半球
simp. #(北半球) 半球

Pronunciation


Proper noun

北半球

  1. Northern Hemisphere (the hemisphere in Earth to the north of the Equator, in which 90% of the total land area on Earth is located)
    Antonym: 南半球 (nánbànqiú)

Noun

北半球

  1. (slang) upperboob (exposed upper part of a woman's breast)
    Antonym: 南半球 (nánbànqiú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きた
Grade: 2
はん
Grade: 2
きゅう
Grade: 3
kun'yomi kan'on

Etymology

From (kita, north) +‎ 半球 (hankyū, hemisphere).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) たはんきゅう [kìtáháꜜǹkyùù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲi̥ta̠hã̠ŋʲkʲɨː]

Proper noun

(きた)(はん)(きゅう) • (Kita Hankyūきたはんきう (Kitafankiu)?

  1. Northern Hemisphere (the hemisphere in Earth to the north of the Equator, in which 90% of the total land area on Earth is located)
    Antonym: 南半球 (Minami Hankyū)

Derived terms

  • (きた)半球(はんきゅう)環状(かんじょう)モード (Kita Hankyū Kanjō Mōdo)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

北半球 • (Bukban-gu) (hangeul 북반구)

  1. hanja form? of 북반구 : Northern Hemisphere (the hemisphere in Earth to the north of the Equator, in which 90% of the total land area on Earth is located)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

北半球

  1. chữ Hán form of bắc bán cầu: Northern Hemisphere (the hemisphere in Earth to the north of the Equator, in which 90% of the total land area on Earth is located)