両りょう極きょく

りょうきょく ryoukyoku

both extremities
north and south poles
positive and negative poles

noun

Chinese meanings

两极

Examples

電池には正負の両極がある。
A battery has positive and negative poles.
电池有正负两极。
意見は両極に分かれた。
Opinions split into two extremes.
意见分成两个极端。

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('864c7afe67'); // 両極

{
  "id": "864c7afe67",
  "word": "両極",
  "reading": "りょうきょく",
  "romaji": "ryoukyoku",
  "meanings": [
    "both extremities",
    "north and south poles",
    "positive and negative poles"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1553520,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "電池には正負の両極がある。",
      "en": "A battery has positive and negative poles."
    },
    {
      "ja": "意見は両極に分かれた。",
      "en": "Opinions split into two extremes."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "698d7d63ae8e55373aa684b4ee0c07b498a5218fe56cb95fa6f0b6ea6848a933",
    "meanings": [
      "两极"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "電池には正負の両極がある。",
        "zh": "电池有正负两极。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "意見は両極に分かれた。",
        "zh": "意见分成两个极端。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/864c7afe67",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1553520; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "c96c20c5fc072fa8eaffae8fdcbc1e7cdf4979e2d6bc7e979d9a7d96cf8acd66"
  }
}