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犎牛

犎牛

Chinese

ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad.
(犎牛)

Noun

犎牛

  1. bison; zebu

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Hyōgaiji
ぎゅう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 犎牛 (pɨoŋ ŋɨu).

Pronunciation

Noun

犎牛 (hiragana ほうぎゅう, romaji hōgyū, historical hiragana ほうぎう)

  1. zebu

Synonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9