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イースター島

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
 イースター島 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Calque of English Easter Island, equivalent to イースター (Īsutā, Easter) +‎ (-tō, island)

Proper noun

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イースター(とう) (Īsutā-tō

  1. Easter Island
    • 2004 December 9, “イースター(とう)のモアイ [Moai of Easter Island]”, in BEGINNER'S EDITION 2, Konami:
      イースター(とう)(そん)(ざい)する(せき)(ぞう)(くち)から(まる)いレーザーをはく。
      Īsutā-tō ni sonzai suru sekizō. Kuchi kara marui rēzā o haku.
      Stone statues on Easter Island. They can shoot cylindrical laser beams out of their mouths.

References

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  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.