穿山甲

Chinese

 
to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread
mountain; hill 1st in sequence; armor
simp. and trad.
(穿山甲)
穿

Pronunciation


Noun

穿山甲

  1. pangolin
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) pangolin scales

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (穿山甲):
  • Japanese: 穿 (セン) (ザン) (コウ) (senzankō)
  • Korean: 천산갑 (穿山甲, cheonsan-gap)

Others:


Japanese

Kanji in this term
穿
せん
Jinmeiyō
さん > ざん
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

穿山甲 (hiragana せんざんこう, katakana センザンコウ, rōmaji senzankō, historical hiragana せんざんかふ, historical katakana センザンカフ)

  1. a pangolin

Korean

Hanja in this term
穿

Noun

穿山甲 (cheonsan-gap, McCune-Reischauer: ch'ŏnsan'gap, Yale: chēnsankap) (hangeul 천산갑)

  1. Hanja form? of 천산갑 (pangolin).
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