炭鉱のカナリア

Japanese
Kanji in this term
炭 鉱
たん
Grade: 3		 こう
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
炭鑛のカナリア (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound from 炭(たん)鉱(こう) (tankō, “coal mine”) + の (no, “of, in”) + カナリア (kanaria, “canary”), calque of English canary in a coal mine.

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • IPA(key): [tã̠ŋko̞ː no̞ ka̠na̠ɾʲia̠]

Noun

炭(たん)鉱(こう)のカナリア • (tankō no kanaria) 

  1. canary in a coal mine
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