秋田犬

Chinese

		Akita; Akita	dog
trad. (秋田犬)		秋田	犬
simp. #(秋田犬)		秋田	犬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiūtiánquǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiūtiánquǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cioutiáncyuǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu¹-tʻien²-chʻüan³
    • Yale: chyōu-tyán-chywǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chioutyancheuan
    • Palladius: цютяньцюань (cjutjanʹcjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

秋田犬

1. Akita (Japanese dog breed)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
秋	田	犬
あき Grade: 2	た Grade: 1	いぬ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

秋(あき)田(た) (Akita, “Akita”) + 犬(いぬ) (inu, “dog”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あきた​いぬ [àkítáꜜìnù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) あきたいぬ [àkítáínú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠kʲi̥ta̠inɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

秋(あき)田(た)犬(いぬ) • (Akitainu) 

1. an Akita (Japanese dog breed)

Usage notes

• Akitainu is used in Akita Prefecture.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
秋	田	犬
あき Grade: 2	た Grade: 1	けん Grade: 1
kun’yomi		on’yomi

秋(あき)田(た) (Akita, “Akita”) + 犬(けん) (ken, “dog”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠kʲita̠kẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

秋(あき)田(た)犬(けん) • (Akitaken) 

1. an Akita (Japanese dog breed)

Usage notes

• Akitaken is used elsewhere in Japan.