皇帝ペンギン

Japanese
Kanji in this term
皇 帝
こう
Grade: 6		 てい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

皇帝 (kōtei, “emperor”) +‎ ペンギン (pengin, “penguin”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こーてーペ​ンギン [kòótéé péꜜǹgìǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːte̞ː pẽ̞ŋʲɡʲĩɴ]

Noun

皇(こう)帝(てい)ペンギン or 皇帝(コウテイ)ペンギン • (kōtei pengin) 

  1. an emperor penguin

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as コウテイペンギン.

Synonyms

See also
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