王様ペンギン

Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	様
おう Grade: 1	さま Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

Alternative spelling
王樣ペンギン (kyūjitai)

Etymology

王様 (ō-sama, “Your Highness; His Highness”) +‎ ペンギン (pengin, “penguin”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おーさまペンギン [òósámá péꜜǹgìǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːsa̠ma̠ pẽ̞ŋʲɡʲĩɴ]

Noun

王(おう)様(さま)ペンギン or 王様(オウサマ)ペンギン • (ō-sama pengin) 

1. a king penguin

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as オウサマペンギン.

Synonyms

• キングペンギン (kingu pengin)

See also

• 皇(コウ)帝(テイ)ペンギン (kōtei pengin)