百獣

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひゃく
Grade: 1
じゅう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
百獸 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(ひゃく)(じゅう) (hyakujū

  1. the beasts, all types of animal
    • 1984, Bukkyō setsuwa taikei, page 284:
      ところで、(ひゃく)(じゅう)(おう)である()()がほえる(こえ)()くと、ほかのすべての(どう)(ぶつ)はおおいに(おそ)れおののいて()げてゆく。
      Tokorode, hyakujū no ō de aru shishi ga hoeru koe o kiku to, hoka no subete no dōbutsu wa ōini osoreononoite nigete yuku.
      Incidentally, when they hear the roaring voice of the lion, which is the king of the beasts, all the other animals run trembling with great fear.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN