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jmdict 1240400 Deleted (id: 2279990)
極地圏
きょくちけん
1. [n] [rare]
▶ polar regions
▶ the pole
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1240390 極地 1. polar regions; the pole



History:
3. D 2023-10-13 11:13:44  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I agree.
2. D* 2023-10-12 21:40:26  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I don't think it's much use.圏 is a common suffix.
1. A* 2023-10-12 19:43:21  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
極地	81734	40.4%
極地圏	284	0.1%

北極圏	102432	50.6%
南極圏	5109	2.5%
極域	9344	4.6%
南極地方	1114	0.6%
北極地方	2282	1.1%
  Comments:
Maybe coined by extension(北極圏, 南極圏)?  Seems almost like a mistake, or redundancy, to have 地圏 "polar place region". 
The only other "地圏" entry is for "geosphere", "the region of the earth consisting of all of its 地".
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12,2 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1240390">極地・1</xref>
+<misc>&rare;</misc>

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