剣歯虎

See also: 劍齒虎 and 剑齿虎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
剣	歯	虎
けん Grade: S	し Grade: 3	こ Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
劍齒虎 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 剣(けん) (ken, “sword”) + 歯(し) (shi, “tooth”) + 虎(こ) (ko, “tiger”). Compare Chinese 劍齒虎／剑齿虎 (jiànchǐhǔ), Korean 검치호 (geomchiho), Vietnamese hổ răng kiếm.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けんし​こ [kèńshíꜜkò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi̥ko̞]

Noun

剣(けん)歯(し)虎(こ) • (kenshiko) 

1. saber-toothed tiger

   Synonyms: サーベルタイガー (sāberu taigā), スミロドン (sumirodon)