Japanese
Kanji in this term
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三
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畳
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紀
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さん Grade: 1
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じょう Grade: S
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き Grade: 5
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on'yomi
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Alternative spelling
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三疊紀 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Calque of German Trias, first used in 1888.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) さんじょーき [sàńjóꜜòkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [sã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ːkʲi]
Proper noun
三畳紀 • (Sanjōki) ←さんでふき (Sandefuki)?
- the Triassic period
Synonyms
Descendants
- → Chinese: 三疊紀 / 三叠纪 (Sāndié Jì)
See also