首長竜

Japanese
Kanji in this term
首 長 竜
くび
Grade: 2		 なが
Grade: 2		 りゅう
Grade: S
kun’yomi goon
Alternative spelling
首長龍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

首 (kubi, “neck”) +‎ 長 (naga, “long”) +‎ 竜 (ryū, “dragon”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) くびなが​りゅう [kùbínágáꜜryùù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝbʲina̠ɡa̠ɾʲɨᵝː]

Noun

首(くび)長(なが)竜(りゅう) • (kubinagaryū) 

  1. a plesiosaur

Descendants
  • → Korean: 수장룡 (sujangnyong)

See also

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