炭鉱のカナリア
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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炭 | 鉱 |
たん Grade: 3 | こう Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Compound from 炭鉱 (tankō, “coal mine”) + の (no, “of, in”) + カナリア (kanaria, “canary”), calque of English canary in a coal mine.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [tã̠ŋko̞ː no̞ ka̠na̠ɾʲia̠]
Noun
炭鉱のカナリア • (tankō no kanaria)
- canary in a coal mine