鶏林

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鶏	林
け Grade: S	りむ Grade: 1
irregular

Alternative spelling
鷄林 (kyūjitai)

From Korean 계림(鷄林) (Gyerim).

Alternative forms

• 鶏林(けいりん) (Keirin)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ke̞ɾʲimɯ̟]

Proper noun

鶏林(ケリム) • (Kerimu) 

1. (poetic) Gyerim (Korea)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鶏	林
けい Grade: S	りん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
鷄林 (kyūjitai)

Orthographic borrowing from Korean 계림(鷄林) (Gyerim).

Alternative forms

• 鶏林(ケリム) (Kerimu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːɾʲĩɴ]

Proper noun

鶏(けい)林(りん) • (Keirin) 

1. (poetic) Gyerim (Korea)

   鶏林(けいりん)八道(はちどう)

   Keirin Hachidō

   Eight Provinces of Korea