穴居人

Chinese

to live in caves man; person; people
trad. (穴居人) 穴居
simp. #(穴居人) 穴居

Pronunciation


Noun

穴居人

  1. cave dweller; troglodyte

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けつ > けっ
Grade: 6
きょ
Grade: 5
じん
Grade: 1
kan'on

Etymology

By surface analysis, (ketsu, hole) +‎ (kyo, live, reside) +‎ (jin, person), literally hole-dwelling person. Maybe Middle Chinese. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

(けっ)(きょ)(じん) • (kekkyojin

  1. caveman; troglodyte