Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1
ぶつ
Grade: 3
へい
Grade: 4

Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
生物兵器 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 生物 (seibutsu, living organism; biological) +‎ 兵器 (heiki, weapon).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーぶつへーき [sèébútsú éꜜèkì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːbɯ̟t͡sɨ he̞ːkʲi]

Noun

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(せい)(ぶつ)(へい)() (seibutsu heiki

  1. a bioweapon, a biological weapon

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN