牛歩

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
牛 歩
ぎゅう
Grade: 2 		ほ
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
牛步 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Literally, “pace of an ox”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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牛(ぎゅう)歩(ほ) • (gyūho) 

  1. snail's pace

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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