生物兵器

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生	物	兵	器
せい Grade: 1	ぶつ Grade: 3	へい Grade: 4	き Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
生物兵器 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 生物 (seibutsu, “living organism; biological”) +‎ 兵器 (heiki, “weapon”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) せーぶつへーき [sèébútsú éꜜèkì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ he̞ːkʲi]

Noun

生(せい)物(ぶつ)兵(へい)器(き) • (seibutsu heiki)

a bioweapon, a biological weapon

See also

A(エー)B(ビー)C(シー)兵( へい)器(き) (ēbīshī heiki, “atomic, biological, and chemical weapons”)
C(シー)B(ビー)兵( へい)器(き) (shībī heiki, “chemical and biological weapons”)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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