Japanese

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 軟体動物 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: S
たい
Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 3
ぶつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
軟體動物 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (soft) +‎ (tai, body) +‎ 動物 (dōbutsu, animal).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んたいどーぶつ [nàńtáí dóꜜòbùtsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [nã̠nta̠i do̞ːbɯ̟t͡sɨ]

Noun

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(なん)(たい)(どう)(ぶつ) (nantai dōbutsu

  1. a mollusc (soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca)