極東

極東

See also: 极东

Chinese

		utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit	east
trad. (極東)		極	東
simp. (极东)		极	东

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jídōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gik⁶ dung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Jídōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyidong
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jídong
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gik⁶ dung¹
    • Yale: gihk dūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁹ dung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gig⁶ dung¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚² tʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

極東

1. Far East (East and Southeast Asia)

Synonyms

• 遠東／远东 (Yuǎndōng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
極	東
きょく Grade: 4	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) きょくとー [kyòkútóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [kʲo̞kɯ̟̊ᵝto̞ː]

Proper noun

極東 (hiragana きょくとう, rōmaji Kyokutō)

1. the Far East (East and Southeast Asia)

See also

• 近 (きん)東 (とう) (Kintō)
• 中 (ちゅう)東 (とう) (Chūtō)

References

1. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

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Korean

Hanja in this term
極	東

Proper noun

極東 • (Geukdong, McCune-Reischauer: Kŭktong, Yale: Kukqtong) (hangeul 극동)

1. Hanja form^? of 극동 (“Far East”).