牛海綿状脳症

Japanese

Kanji in this term
牛 海 綿 状 脳 症
うし
Grade: 2 		かい
Grade: 2 		めん
Grade: 5 		じょう
Grade: 5 		のう
Grade: 6 		しょう
Grade: S
kun'yomi on'yomi on'yomi on'yomi goon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
牛海綿狀腦症 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

牛 (ushi, “cattle”) +‎ 海綿状 (kaimenjō, “spongiform”) +‎ 脳症 (nōshō, “encephalopathy”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うしかいめんじょーのーしょー [ùshíkáíméńjóónóꜜòshòò] (Nakadaka – [9])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ɕika̠imẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ːno̞ːɕo̞ː]

Noun

牛(うし)海(かい)綿(めん)状(じょう)脳(のう)症(しょう) • (ushikaimenjō nōshō) 

  1. bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Synonyms

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