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しょく
Grade: 2
もつ
Grade: 3
れん
Grade: 4

Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology edit

食物 (shokumotsu, foodstuff) +‎ 連鎖 (rensa, chain)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) しょくもつれんさ [shòkúmótsú réꜜǹsà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝmo̞t͡sɨᵝ ɾẽ̞ɰ̃sa̠]

Noun edit

(しょく)(もつ)(れん)() (shokumotsu rensa

  1. (ecology) a food chain

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN