ヒト科

ヒト科

Japanese

Kanji in this term
科
か Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 人 (hito, “person; human”) +‎ 科 (ka, “family”, in taxonomic contexts).[1]

The katakana spelling of the hito portion is from the common convention in Japanese biology-related contexts to use katakana for taxonomic names.

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi
  • IPA^(key): [çito̞ka̠]

Proper noun

ヒト科 (hiragana and katakana ヒトか, rōmaji Hitoka)

1. Hominidae

References

1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN