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熱帯 (ねったい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

熱ねっ帯たい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

tropics; tropical zone

Refers to the geographical region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, or to a tropical climate.

この植しょく物ぶつは熱ねっ帯たい地ち方ほうに自じ生せいしている。
This plant grows naturally in tropical regions.
熱ねっ帯たいの気き候こうは高こう温おん多た湿しつだ

。

The tropical climate is hot and humid.

Written forms

熱ねっ帯たいUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling for 'tropics'.
ネッタイUsage1%

Kanji

熱heat, temperature, fever
帯sash, belt, obi

Similar words

亜あ熱ねっ帯たい
Subtropics; the zone immediately north and south of the tropics, with milder winters.
温おん帯たい
Temperate zone; the region between the tropics and the polar circles, with four distinct seasons.

Etymology

Compound of 熱 (netsu, 'heat') and 帯 (tai, 'belt' or 'zone'), literally 'heat belt'. The reading ねったい is a regular on'yomi compound.