ヒト科
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 科 |
| か Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 人 (hito, “person; human”) + 科 (ka, “family”, in taxonomic contexts).
The katakana spelling of the hito portion is from the common convention in Japanese biology-related contexts to use katakana for taxonomic names.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN