寒 帯(かんたい)

かんたい

noun

frigid zone, polar region

1. frigid zone, polar region

The coldest climatic zones of the Earth, located around the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

寒帯(かんたい)では一年中(いちねんじゅう)寒(さむ)い。

It's cold all year round in the frigid zone.

北極(ほっきょく)と南極(なんきょく)は寒帯(かんたい)に属(ぞく)する。

The Arctic and Antarctic belong to the frigid zone.

寒帯(かんたい)の動物(どうぶつ)は厳(きび)しい環境(かんきょう)に適応(てきおう)している。

Animals in the frigid zone have adapted to harsh conditions.

Geography: 寒帯(かんたい) refers to the climate zones between the polar circles and the poles.

CLIMATE ZONES (気候帯(きこうたい)):

熱帯(ねったい) - tropical zone (hottest)
亜熱帯(あねったい) - subtropical zone
温帯(おんたい) - temperate zone
亜寒帯(あかんたい)/冷帯(れいたい) - subarctic zone
寒帯(かんたい) - frigid zone (coldest)

Common patterns

寒帯(かんたい)気候(きこう) (frigid climate)
寒帯(かんたい)地方(ちほう) (frigid regions)

Related words

北極圏(ほっきょくけん) - Arctic Circle
南極圏(なんきょくけん) - Antarctic Circle

Related Words

Related: 北極圏(ほっきょくけん) (Arctic Circle)

Related: 南極圏(なんきょくけん) (Antarctic Circle)

Compare: 極地(きょくち) (polar region)

Related: 亜熱帯(あねったい) (subtropics)

general

Added 2026.1.13 21:42 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

04000/04124_kantai