一角獣

Japanese
Kanji in this term
一 角 獣
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1		 かく
Grade: 2		 じゅう
Grade: S
kan’on kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
一角獸 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

一角 (ikkaku, “one horn”) +‎ 獣 (jū, “beast”).

/ikkakuziu/ → /ikkakuzjuː/

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) いっかく​じゅう [ìkkákúꜜjùù] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ik̚ka̠kɯ̟ᵝʑɨᵝː]

Noun

一(いっ)角(かく)獣(じゅう) • (ikkakujū) ←いつかくじう (itukakuziu)?

  1. (mythology) Synonym of ユニコーン (yunikōn, “unicorn”)
  2. (rare, mythology, Chinese mythology) Synonym of 麒麟 (kirin, “qilin”)

Derived terms
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