黒猩々

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黒 猩 猩
くろ
Grade: 2 		しょう
Hyōgai 		しょう > じょう
Hyōgai
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
黑猩猩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

黒(くろ) (kuro, “black”) + 猩々(しょうじょう) (shōjō, “mythological red-haired drunken ape, orangutan”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ɾo̞ɕo̞ːʑo̞ː]

Noun

黒(くろ)猩(しょう)々(じょう) • (kuroshōjō) 

  1. chimpanzee
    Synonym: チンパンジー
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