狸の燭台

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狸 燭 台
たぬき
Hyōgai 		しょく
Jinmeiyō 		だい
Grade: 2
kun'yomi kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
狸の燭臺 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “tanuki's candlestick”, 狸(たぬき) (tanuki, “raccoon-dog”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 燭台(しょくだい) (shokudai, “candlestick”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ta̠nɯ̟kʲi no̞ ɕo̞kɯ̟da̠i]

Noun

狸(たぬき)の燭(しょく)台(だい) or 狸(タヌキ)の燭台(ショクダイ) • (tanuki no shokudai) 

  1. Thismia abei

Usage notes

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

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