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 do̞ːbɯ̟t͡sɨ]

Noun

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

a tardigrade; a water bear

Synonyms

クマムシ (kumamushi)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN