金糸猴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金 糸 猴
きん
Grade: 1 		し
Grade: 1 		こう
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
金絲猴 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きんしこー [kìńshíꜜkòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲĩɰ̃ɕiko̞ː]

Noun

金(きん)糸(し)猴(こう) or 金糸猴(キンシコウ) • (kinshikō) ←きんしこう (kinsikou)?

  1. the golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana); known in popular culture for supposedly being the model of fictional character Sun Wukong
    Synonyms: ゴールデン モンキー (goruden monkii), 疣鼻猿 (ibohana-zaru), チベット獅子鼻猿 (Chibetto shishibana-zaru)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

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