氷河時代

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひょう
Grade: 3

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Grade: 2
だい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 氷河 (hyōga, glacier) + 時代 (jidai, age). Compare Chinese 冰河期 (bīnghéqī), Korean 빙하기 (binghagi), Vietnamese kỉ băng hà, all of which literally means “glacial age”.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ひょーがじだい [hyòógá jíꜜdàì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ço̞ːɡa̠ d͡ʑida̠i]

Noun

(ひょう)()()(だい) • (hyōga jidai) 

  1. an ice age (period of glaciation at the poles)
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