北極熊
See also: 北极熊
Chinese edit
the North Pole | bear; to scold; to rebuke | ||
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trad. (北極熊) | 北極 | 熊 | |
simp. (北极熊) | 北极 | 熊 |
Etymology edit
Compare Japanese 北極熊 (hokkyokuguma), Korean 북극곰 (Bukgeukgom), Vietnamese gấu Bắc Cực, all of which literally mean “arctic bear”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
北極熊
Synonyms edit
- 白熊 (báixióng)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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北 | 極 | 熊 |
ほく > ほっ Grade: 2 |
きょく Grade: 4 |
くま > ぐま Grade: 4 |
Alternative spelling |
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北極グマ |
Etymology edit
Compound of 北極 (Hokkyoku, “North Pole; Arctic”) + 熊 (kuma, “bear”).[1][2][3] The kuma changes to guma as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Compare Chinese 北極熊/北极熊 (běijíxióng), Korean 북극곰 (Bukgeukgom), Vietnamese gấu Bắc Cực, all of which literally mean “arctic bear”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
北極熊 or 北極熊 or 北極熊 • (Hokkyokuguma) ←ほくきよくぐま (fokukyokuguma) or ホクキヨクグマ (fokukyokuguma)?
Usage notes edit
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ホッキョクグマ.
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN