亜 熱 帯(あねったい)

あねったい

noun

subtropics; subtropical zone

1. subtropics; subtropical zone; the climatic region between the tropics and temperate zones

A geographic and climatic term for the zones lying between the true tropics and the temperate belts. In Japan, Okinawa and the Amami Islands are often described this way. Common in weather reports, geography class, and travel writing.

沖縄(おきなわ)は亜熱帯(あねったい)気候(きこう)だ。

Okinawa has a subtropical climate.

亜熱帯(あねったい)の森(もり)には珍(めずら)しい植物(しょくぶつ)が多(おお)い。

Subtropical forests contain many rare plants.

温暖化(おんだんか)の影響(えいきょう)で、日本(にほん)の南部(なんぶ)では亜熱帯(あねったい)のような気候(きこう)が広(ひろ)がりつつある。

Due to global warming, a subtropical-like climate is spreading in southern Japan.

Compound of the prefix 亜(あ) (sub-, quasi-) and 熱帯(ねったい) (tropics). The word is used both as a noun and in compound attributes (for example, 亜熱帯(あねったい)気候(きこう), subtropical climate). It is neutral in register and appears freely in textbooks, news, and casual conversation about weather.

Common collocations

亜熱帯(あねったい)気候(きこう): subtropical climate
亜熱帯(あねったい)地域(ちいき): subtropical region
亜熱帯(あねったい)の植物(しょくぶつ): subtropical plants
亜熱帯(あねったい)性(せい)の高気圧(こうきあつ): subtropical high-pressure system
亜熱帯(あねったい)に属(ぞく)する: to belong to the subtropics

Related words

熱帯(ねったい): tropics — warmer than the subtropics
温帯(おんたい): temperate zone — cooler than the subtropics
寒帯(かんたい): frigid zone, polar zone
亜寒帯(あかんたい): subarctic zone — the sub- counterpart on the cold side

Related Words

Related: 温帯(おんたい) (temperate zone)

Related: 寒帯(かんたい) (frigid zone, polar zone)

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Added 2026.4.15 23:03 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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