Save Type Region Usage Japanese Scripts 南極大陸(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /näŋʲ.kʲo̞.kɯ̟ᵝ.tä.i.ɾʲi.kɯ̟ᵝ/ [key·simplify] 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.