恐竜

See also: 恐龍 and 恐龙

Japanese

恐竜 (kyōryū): a collection of different dinosaurs.
Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: S
りゅう
Grade: S
kan’on goon

Etymology

Compound of (kyō, fearful) + (ryū, dragon), partial calque of New Latin Dinosaurus. Coined by Matajirō Yokoyama in 1895 [1].

Pronunciation

Noun

恐竜 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 恐龍, hiragana きょうりゅう, rōmaji kyōryū)

  1. 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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       (はし)ることが (とく) () (きょう) (りゅう) (するど)いかぎづめで (こう) (げき)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, “きょうりゅうじん [Dinosaur Man]”, in Vol.3, Konami:
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       (ひと) (がた) (きょう) (りゅう) (たか) () (のう) ()つが、あまり (つよ)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 (がら) (きょう) (りゅう) (こう) () () ()けるスピードはかなり (はや)い。
      Toragara no kyōryū. Kōya o kakenukeru supīdo wa kanari hayai.
      A tiger-striped dinosaur that runs through wastelands incredibly quickly.
    • 1999 October 17, “しかばねむさぼりゅう [Scavenging Dragon]”, in BOOSTER 5, Konami:
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       (なん)でも () (くだ) (くち) () (きょう) (りゅう)。その (こう) (げき) (つよ)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, “剣竜ソード・ドラゴン [Sword Dragon]”, in BOOSTER 6, Konami:
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       (ぜん) (しん)にカタナのトゲがついた (きょう) (りゅう) (とっ) (しん) (こう) (げき)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.

Descendants

See also

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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