炭鉱のカナリア

Japanese

Kanji in this term
炭	鉱
たん Grade: 3	こう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
炭鑛のカナリア (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound from 炭(たん)鉱(こう) (tankō, “coal mine”) + の (no, “of, in”) + カナリア (kanaria, “canary”), calque of English canary in a coal mine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tã̠ŋko̞ː no̞ ka̠na̠ɾʲia̠]

Noun

炭(たん)鉱(こう)のカナリア • (tankō no kanaria) 

1. canary in a coal mine