両極

りょうきょく · ryoukyoku · JLPT N1 · noun

both extremities

両 (both) + 極 (extremity, pole): both ends of the scale, like Earth's two poles

両 means 'both' and 極 means 'extreme' or 'pole'. Together they name the two opposite ends, such as north and south on a globe.

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