北極熊

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See also: 北极熊

Chinese

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the North Pole bear; to scold; to rebuke
trad. (北極熊) 北極
simp. (北极熊) 北极

Etymology

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Compare Japanese 北極熊 (hokkyokuguma), Korean 북극곰 (Bukgeukgom), Vietnamese gấu Bắc Cực, all of which literally mean “arctic bear”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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北極熊

  1. polar bear

Synonyms

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Japanese

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 北極熊 on Japanese Wikipedia
北極熊
Kanji in this term
ほく > ほっ
Grade: 2
きょく
Grade: 4
くま > ぐま
Grade: 4
Alternative spelling
北極グマ

Etymology

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Compound of 北極 (Hokkyoku, North Pole; Arctic) +‎ (kuma, bear).[1][2][3] The kuma changes to guma as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Compare Chinese 北極熊北极熊 (běijíxióng), Korean 북극곰 (Bukgeukgom), Vietnamese gấu Bắc Cực, all of which literally mean “arctic bear”.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) っきょくぐま [hòkkyókúꜜgùmà] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞k̚ʲkʲo̞kɯ̟ɡɯ̟ma̠]

Noun

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(ほっ)(きょく)(ぐま) or 北極熊(ほっきょくグマ) or 北極熊(ホッキョクグマ) (Hokkyokugumaほくきよくぐま (fokukyokuguma) or ホクキヨクグマ (fokukyokuguma)?

  1. a polar bear

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ホッキョクグマ.

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN