Word Meaning 両極

りょうきょく ryoukyoku

両極 is read as りょうきょく (ryoukyoku) and means North and South Poles.

Meaning

English

North and South Poles
both extremities
positive and negative poles

Reading

Kana

りょうきょく

Romaji

ryoukyoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 17169 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

両極地方

りょうきょくちほう

polar areas

両極端

りょうきょくたん

both extremes

両岸

りょうがん

both banks (of a river)

両替

りょうがえ

change

両腕

りょううで

both arms

両党

りょうとう

both political parties

両軍

りょうぐん

both armies

両輪

りょうりん

two wheels

両院合同協議会

りょういんごうどうきょうぎかい

joint sitting of both houses (parliament, congress)

両院協議会

りょういんきょうぎかい

joint committee of both houses

両院議員総会

りょういんぎいんそうかい

Joint Plenary Meeting of Party Members of Both Houses of the Diet

両政府

りょうせいふ

both governments

Example Sentences

意見が両極端すぎて話し合えない。

いけんがりょうきょくたんすぎてはなしあえない。

Their opinions are so polarized that they can't discuss them.