剣歯虎

See also: 劍齒虎 and 剑齿虎

Japanese
Kanji in this term
剣 歯 虎
けん
Grade: S		 し
Grade: 3		 こ
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
劍齒虎 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 剣(けん) (ken, “sword”) + 歯(し) (shi, “tooth”) + 虎(こ) (ko, “tiger”). Compare Chinese 劍齒虎／剑齿虎 (jiànchǐhǔ), Korean 검치호 (geomchiho), Vietnamese hổ răng kiếm.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) けんし​こ [kèńshíꜜkò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi̥ko̞]

Noun

剣(けん)歯(し)虎(こ) • (kenshiko) 

  1. saber-toothed tiger
    Synonyms: サーベルタイガー (sāberu taigā), スミロドン (sumirodon)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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