Meaning of 極光(きょっこう) in Japanese

極光
Kana Reading
きょっこう, きょくこう
Romaji
kyokkō, kyokukō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis

Related Kanji

光 JLPT 4

6 strokes

ray, light

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: ひか.る, ひかり

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極 JLPT 2

13 strokes

poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48

On'Yomi: キョク, ゴク

Kun'Yomi: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み, き.める, -ぎ.め, き.まる

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