Save Type Region Usage Japanese Scripts 南極大陸(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NANG-KYO-KOO-TA-EE-RYEE-KOO [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 南極 (nanyoku) referring to the South Pole and 大陸 (tairiku) meaning "continent". This is the Japanese name for Antarctica.