犎牛

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Chinese

ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad.
(犎牛)
alternative forms 封牛
峰牛

Pronunciation


Noun

犎牛

  1. bison; zebu

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Hyōgai
ぎゅう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 犎牛 (pɨoŋ ŋɨu).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほう)(ぎゅう) (hōgyūほうぎう (fougiu)?

  1. zebu

Synonyms

References

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