恐竜

See also: 恐龍 and 恐龙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
恐 竜
きょう
Grade: S		 りゅう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

恐 (kyō, “fearful”) +‎ 竜 (ryū, “dragon”), partial calque of New Latin Dinosaurus. Coined by Matajirō Yokoyama in 1895 [1].

Pronunciation

Noun

恐竜 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 恐龍, hiragana きょうりゅう, rōmaji kyōryū)

  1. a dinosaur (animal of the clade Dinosauria)
    • 1999 March 27, “ワイルド・ラプター [Wild Raptor]”, in Vol.2 (in Japanese), Konami:
      走 (はし)ることが得 (とく)意 (い)な恐 (きょう)竜 (りゅう)。鋭 (するど)いかぎづめで攻 (こう)撃 (げき)する。
      Hashiru koto ga tokui na kyōryū. Surudoi kagizume de kōgeki suru.
      A dinosaur proud of his running capability. He strikes with his mauling sharp claws.
    • 1999 May 27, “恐きょう竜りゅう人じん [Dinosaur Man]”, in Vol.3 (in Japanese), Konami:
      人 (ひと)型 (がた)の恐 (きょう)竜 (りゅう)。高 (たか)い知 (ち)能 (のう)を持 (も)つが、あまり強 (つよ)くはない。
      Hitogata no kyōryū. Takai chinō o motsu ga, amari tsuyoku wa nai.
      A humanoid dinosaur. He has high intelligence, but lackluster strength.
    • 1999 July 22, “トラコドン [Tigrachodon]”, in Vol.4 (in Japanese), Konami:
      トラ柄 (がら)の恐 (きょう)竜 (りゅう)。荒 (こう)野 (や)を駆 (か)け抜 (ぬ)けるスピードはかなり速 (はや)い。
      Toragara no kyōryū. Kōya o kakenukeru supīdo wa kanari hayai.
      A tiger-striped dinosaur that runs through wastelands incredibly quickly.
    • 1999 October 17, “屍しかばねを貪むさぼる竜りゅう [Scavenging Dragon]”, in BOOSTER 5 (in Japanese), Konami:
      何 (なん)でも噛 (か)み砕 (くだ)く口 (くち)を持 (も)つ恐 (きょう)竜 (りゅう)。その攻 (こう)撃 (げき)は強 (つよ)い。
      Nan demo kamikudaku kuchi o motsu kyōryū. Sono kōgeki wa tsuyoi.
      A dinosaur with a jaw that can crush anything. Such an attack is very powerful.
    • 1999 December 1, “剣竜ソード・ドラゴン [Sword Dragon]”, in BOOSTER 6 (in Japanese), Konami:
      全 (ぜん)身 (しん)にカタナのトゲがついた恐 (きょう)竜 (りゅう)。突 (とっ)進 (しん)攻 (こう)撃 (げき)をする。
      Zenshin ni katana no toge ga tsuita kyōryū. Tosshin kōgeki o suru.
      A dinosaur covered with katana-like spines. It attacks by charging.

Descendants

See also

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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