皇帝ペンギン

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 6
てい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

皇帝 (kōtei, emperor) +‎ ペンギン (pengin, penguin)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) ーてーペンギン [kòótéé péꜜǹgìǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːte̞ː pẽ̞ŋʲɡʲĩɴ]

Noun[edit]

(こう)(てい)ペンギン or 皇帝(コウテイ)ペンギン (kōtei pengin

  1. an emperor penguin

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), as コウテイペンギン.

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