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    3. 北極星

    北極星

    北ほっ極きょく星せい

    Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor)

    NTNounScience & MathKanji Vocab26 strokes

    ほっきょくせい

    Noun

    1.
    Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor), Alpha Ursae Minoris, the North Star
    astronomy

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    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    北
    きた…(5)
    north
    極
    きわ.める・きわ.まる・きわ.まり・きわ.み・き.める・-ぎ.め…(3)
    poles・settlement・conclusion・end・highest rank…(6)
    星
    ほし・-ぼし…(2)
    star・spot・dot・mark
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