穴熊

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Japanese

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穴熊 (shogi)
Kanji in this term
穴 熊
あな
Grade: 6 		くま > ぐま
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 穴 (ana, “hole”) +‎ 熊 (kuma, “bear”).[1][2] The kuma changes to guma as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

穴(あな)熊(ぐま) or 穴熊(アナグマ) • (anaguma) 

  1. a badger (Meles meles)
  2. (shogi) a shogi castle that locates the king at the corner of the board and fills all surrounding squares with defending pieces

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アナグマ.

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →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
  4. ^ 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
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