緩歩動物

Japanese
Kanji in this term
緩 歩 動 物
かん
Grade: S		 ほ > ぽ
Grade: 2		 どう
Grade: 3		 ぶつ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
緩步動物 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

緩歩(かんぽ) (kanpo, “to leisurely walk”) + 動物(どうぶつ) (dōbutsu, “animal”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かんぽど​ーぶつ [kàńpó dóꜜòbùtsù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kã̠mpo̞ do̞ːbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

緩(かん)歩(ぽ)動(どう)物(ぶつ) • (kanpo dōbutsu) ←くわんぽどうぶつ (kwanpodoubutu)?

  1. a tardigrade; a water bear

Synonyms
  • クマムシ (kumamushi)

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