南半球(みなみはんきゅう)

Compound of 南(みなみ) (south) + 半球(はんきゅう) (hemisphere).

Common collocations

• 南半球(みなみはんきゅう)の国(くに): Southern Hemisphere countries
• 南半球(みなみはんきゅう)では季節(きせつ)が逆(ぎゃく): seasons are reversed in the Southern Hemisphere

Key fact

Japan is in the 北半球(きたはんきゅう) (Northern Hemisphere), so seasons are opposite to those in Australia, New Zealand, and much of South America.

Related words

• 北半球(きたはんきゅう): Northern Hemisphere
• 赤道(せきどう): equator
• 半球(はんきゅう): hemisphere
• 東半球(ひがしはんきゅう): Eastern Hemisphere
• 西半球(にしはんきゅう): Western Hemisphere