食物連鎖

Japanese
Kanji in this term
食 物 連 鎖
しょく
Grade: 2		 もつ
Grade: 3		 れん
Grade: 4		 さ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

食物 (shokumotsu, “foodstuff”) +‎ 連鎖 (rensa, “chain”)

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) しょくもつれ​んさ [shòkúmótsú réꜜǹsà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1][2]
    • IPA(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝmo̞t͡sɨᵝ ɾẽ̞ɰ̃sa̠]

Noun

食(しょく)物(もつ)連(れん)鎖(さ) • (shokumotsu rensa) 

  1. (ecology) a food chain

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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