No. 3,439 in Japanese
熱帯
Tropical region.
In a sentence
熱帯地域では生物多様性が非常に豊かです。
In tropical regions, biodiversity is extremely rich.
Here, "熱帯" (nettai) is used as an adjective to describe regions characterized by tropical climate and location.
熱帯魚を飼うのは初心者には少し難しいかもしれません。
Keeping tropical fish might be somewhat challenging for beginners.
In this sentence, "熱帯" is used as a compound word "熱帯魚" meaning "tropical fish", referring to fish that inhabit warm waters.
この植物は熱帯から持ち込まれました。
This plant was brought from the tropics.
Here, "熱帯" is used as a noun by itself to denote the tropics, geographical regions with warm climates.
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