草食動物

See also: 草食动物

Chinese

grass-eating; herbivorous moving thing; animal
trad. (草食動物) 草食 動物
simp. (草食动物) 草食 动物

Pronunciation

Noun

草食動物

  1. herbivore

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
草 食 動 物
そう
Grade: 1		 しょく
Grade: 2		 どう
Grade: 3		 ぶつ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 草食 (sōshoku, “grass-eating; herbivorous”) +‎ 動物 (dōbutsu, “animal”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) そーしょくど​ーぶつ [sòóshókú dóꜜòbùtsù] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
    • IPA(key): [so̞ːɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ do̞ːbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

草食動物 (hiragana そうしょくどうぶつ, rōmaji sōshoku dōbutsu, historical hiragana さうしょくどうぶつ)

  1. An herbivore.

Antonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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