眠れる森の美女

Japanese

Kanji in this term
眠 森 美 女
ねむ
Grade: S 		もり
Grade: 1 		び
Grade: 3 		じょ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi kan'on

Etymology

眠れる (nemureru, classical adnominal perfect-continuative (り) form of 眠る (nemuru, “to sleep”)) +‎ 森 (mori, “forest”) +‎ の (no, attributive particle) +‎ 美女 (bijo, “beauty”), calque of French Belle au bois dormant (literally “Beauty sleeping in the Forest”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ne̞mɯ̟ɾe̞ɾɯ̟ mo̞ɾʲi no̞ bʲiʑo̞]

Proper noun

眠(ねむ)れる森(もり)の美(び)女(じょ) • (Nemureru Mori no Bijo) 

  1. Sleeping Beauty
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