氷河時代

Japanese

Kanji in this term
氷	河	時	代
ひょう Grade: 3	が Grade: 5	じ Grade: 2	だい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 氷河 (hyōga, “glacier”) +‎ 時代 (jidai, “age”). Compare Chinese 冰河期 (bīnghéqī), Korean 빙하기 (binghagi), Vietnamese kỉ băng hà, all of which literally means “glacial age”.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひょーがじ​だい [hyòógá jíꜜdàì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ço̞ːɡa̠ d͡ʑida̠i]

Noun

氷(ひょう)河(が)時(じ)代(だい) • (hyōga jidai) 

1. an ice age (period of glaciation at the poles)