恐竜
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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恐 | 竜 |
きょう Grade: S |
りゅう Grade: S |
kan’on | goon |
Etymology
Compound of 恐 (kyō, “fearful”) + 竜 (ryū, “dragon”), partial calque of New Latin Dinosaurus. Coined by Matajirō Yokoyama in 1895 [1].
Noun
恐竜 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 恐龍, hiragana きょうりゅう, rōmaji kyōryū)
- a dinosaur (animal of the clade Dinosauria)
- 1999 March 27, “ワイルド・ラプター [Wild Raptor]”, in Vol.2, Konami:
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- 走ることが得意な恐竜。鋭いかぎづめで攻撃する。
- Hashiru koto ga tokui na kyōryū. Surudoi kagizume de kōgeki suru.
- A dinosaur proud of his running capability. He strikes with his mauling sharp claws.
- 1999 May 27, “
恐 竜 人 [Dinosaur Man]”, in Vol.3, Konami:- (please add the primary text of this quote)
- 人型の恐竜。高い知能を持つが、あまり強くはない。
- Hitogata no kyōryū. Takai chinō o motsu ga, amari tsuyoku wa nai.
- A humanoid dinosaur. He has high intelligence, but lackluster strength.
- 1999 July 22, “トラコドン [Tigrachodon]”, in Vol.4, Konami:
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- トラ柄の恐竜。荒野を駆け抜けるスピードはかなり速い。
- Toragara no kyōryū. Kōya o kakenukeru supīdo wa kanari hayai.
- A tiger-striped dinosaur that runs through wastelands incredibly quickly.
- 1999 October 17, “
屍 を貪 る竜 [Scavenging Dragon]”, in BOOSTER 5, Konami:- (please add the primary text of this quote)
- 何でも噛み砕く口を持つ恐竜。その攻撃は強い。
- Nan demo kamikudaku kuchi o motsu kyōryū. Sono kōgeki wa tsuyoi.
- A dinosaur with a jaw that can crush anything. Such an attack is very powerful.
- 1999 December 1, “
剣竜 [Sword Dragon]”, in BOOSTER 6, Konami:- (please add the primary text of this quote)
- 全身にカタナのトゲがついた恐竜。突進攻撃をする。
- Zenshin ni katana no toge ga tsuita kyōryū. Tosshin kōgeki o suru.
- A dinosaur covered with katana-like spines. It attacks by charging.
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Descendants
- → Chinese: 恐龍
- → Korean: 공룡 (gongnyong)
- → Vietnamese: khủng long
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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