熱帯

熱帯

See also: 熱帶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
熱	帯
ねつ > ねっ Grade: 4	たい Grade: 4
goon

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 熱帶 (MC ȵiᴇt̚ tɑi^H, literally “heat, high temperature + belt, zone, area”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) ねったい [nèttáí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [ne̞t̚ta̠i]

Noun

熱帯 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 熱帶, hiragana ねったい, rōmaji nettai)

1. (geography) the tropics

See also

• 亜 (あ)熱 (ねっ)帯 (たい) (anettai)
• 温 (おん)帯 (たい) (ontai)
• 寒 (かん)帯 (たい) (kantai)
• 回 (かい)帰 (き)線 (せん) (kaikisen)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN