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    3. 北限

    北限

    北ほく限げん

    northern limit (esp. of the distribution of a plant or animal)

    KMT9News #32+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab14 strokes

    ほくげん

    Noun

    1.
    northern limit (esp. of the distribution of a plant or animal)

    Stroke 0 / 14

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    この植しょく物ぶつは日に本ほんの北ほく限げんに自じ生せいしています。

    This plant grows wild at the northern limit of Japan.

    KMT8Nature & Environment
    北ほっ海かい道どうは、多おおくの熱ねっ帯たい魚ぎょの生せい息そく地ちの北ほく限げんです。

    Hokkaido is the northern limit of the habitat for many tropical fish.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    この桜さくらの品ひん種しゅは、青あお森もり県けんが栽さい培ばいの北ほく限げんとされています。

    Aomori Prefecture is considered the northern limit for cultivating this cherry blossom variety.

    KMT9Nature & Environment
    特とく定ていの渡わたり鳥どりは、繁はん殖しょく期きの北ほく限げんがアラスカの北ほく部ぶに位い置ちする。

    The northern limit for the breeding season of certain migratory birds is located in northern Alaska.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    地ち球きゅう温おん暖だん化かの影えい響きょうで、この種しゅの北ほく限げんが徐じょ々じょに北ほく上じょうしていると報ほう告こくされている。

    It is reported that due to the effects of global warming, the northern limit of this species is gradually moving northward.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    北
    きた…(5)
    north
    限
    かぎ.る・かぎ.り・-かぎ.り…(1)
    limit・restrict・to best of ability
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