金糸猴
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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金 | 糸 | 猴 |
きん Grade: 1 | し Grade: 1 | こう Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
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金絲猴 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) きんしこー [kìńshíꜜkòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [kʲĩɰ̃ɕiko̞ː]
Noun
金糸猴 • (kinshikō) ←きんしこう (kinsikou)?
- the golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana); known in popular culture for supposedly being the model of fictional character Sun Wukong
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Synonyms
- ゴールデンモンキー (gōruden monkī)
- いぼはなざる (ibohana-zaru)
- チベットししばなざる (Chibetto shishibana-zaru)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN