極光

極光

See also: 极光

Chinese

		utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit	light; ray; bright
trad. (極光)		極	光
simp. (极光)		极	光

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíguāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gik⁶ gwong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jíguāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyiguang
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gik⁶ gwong¹
    • Yale: gihk gwōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁹ gwong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gig⁶ guong¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

極光

1. aurora; polar lights

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
極	光
きょく Grade: 4	こう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
極	光
きょく > きょっ Grade: 4	こう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) きょっこー [kyòkkóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [kʲo̞k̚ko̞ː]

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) きょくこー [kyòkúkóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [kʲo̞kɯ̟̊ᵝko̞ː]

Noun

極光 (hiragana きょっこう, rōmaji kyokkō, historical hiragana きよくくわう)
(alternative reading hiragana きょくこう, romaji kyokukō, historical hiragana きよくくわう)

1. Synonym of オーロラ (ōrora, “aurora”)