生物兵器

Japanese
Kanji in this term
生 物 兵 器
せい
Grade: 1		 ぶつ
Grade: 3		 へい
Grade: 4		 き
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
生物兵器 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 生物 (seibutsu, “living organism; biological”) +‎ 兵器 (heiki, “weapon”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せーぶつへ​ーき [sèébútsú éꜜèkì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ he̞ːkʲi]

Noun

生(せい)物(ぶつ)兵(へい)器(き) • (seibutsu heiki) 

  1. a bioweapon, a biological weapon

See also
  • A(エー)B(ビー)C(シー)兵( へい)器(き) (ēbīshī heiki, “atomic, biological, and chemical weapons”)
  • C(シー)B(ビー)兵( へい)器(き) (shībī heiki, “chemical and biological weapons”)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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