黒貂

See also: 黑貂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黒	貂
くろ Grade: 2	てん Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
黑貂 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くろてん [kùrótéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɾo̞tẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

黒(くろ)貂(てん) or 黒貂(クロテン) • (kuroten)

sable, Martes zibellina

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

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN