鬼野老
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | ||
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鬼 | 野 | 老 |
おに Grade: S |
ところ > どころ | |
Grade: 2 | Grade: 4 | |
kun'yomi | jukujikun |
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “demon wild yam”, 鬼 (oni, “ghost,demon”) + 野老 (tokoro, “wild yam”). The tokoro changes to dokoro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]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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