Japanese

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Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 3
ぶつ
Grade: 3
すう
Grade: S
はい
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
動物崇拜 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 動物 (dōbutsu, animal) +‎ 崇拝 (sūhai, worship).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーぶつすうはい [dòóbútsúsúꜜùhàì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [do̞ːbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝsɨᵝːha̠i]

Noun

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(どう)(ぶつ)(すう)(はい) (dōbutsusūhai

  1. zoolatry

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN