植物人間
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 植 | 物 | 人 | 間 |
| しょく Grade: 3 |
ぶつ Grade: 3 |
にん Grade: 1 |
けん > げん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |||
Etymology
[edit]From 植物 (shokubutsu, “plant”) + 人間 (ningen, “human being”). Compare Chinese 植物人 (zhíwùrén).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]植物人間 • (shokubutsu ningen)
- (slang) person in a vegetative state
References
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- Japanese terms spelled with 物 read as ぶつ
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- Japanese terms spelled with 間 read as けん
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