氷河時代

Japanese

Kanji in this term
氷 河 時 代
ひょう
Grade: 3 		が
Grade: 5 		じ
Grade: 2 		だい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From 氷河 (hyōga, “glacier”) +‎ 時代 (jidai, “age”). Compare Chinese 冰河期 (bīnghéqī), Korean 빙하기 (binghagi), Vietnamese kỉ băng hà, all of which literally means “glacial age”.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ひょーがじだい [hyòógá jíꜜdàì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ço̞ːɡa̠ d͡ʑida̠i]

Noun

氷(ひょう)河(が)時(じ)代(だい) • (hyōga jidai) 

  1. an ice age (period of glaciation at the poles)
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