相利共生
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 相 | 利 | 共 | 生 |
| そう Grade: 3 | り Grade: 4 | きょう Grade: 4 | せい Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |||
Etymology
相 (sō, “mutual”) + 利 (ri, “benefit”) + 共生 (kyōsei, “symbiosis”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) そーりきょーせー [sóꜜòrì kyòòsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [so̞ːɾʲi kʲo̞ːse̞ː]
Noun
相利共生 (hiragana そうりきょうせい, rōmaji sōri kyōsei, historical hiragana さうりきようせい)
- (ecology) mutualism