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河馬
河馬
See also: 河马
Japanese
Etymology
河 (ka, “river”) + 馬 (ba, “horse”)
Kanji in this term | |
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河 | 馬 |
か Grade: 5 |
ば Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
河馬 (カバ)
Pronunciation
Noun
河馬 (hiragana かば, katakana カバ, romaji kaba)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as カバ.
References
- ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
- ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3