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Etymology

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Compound of 黄色 (ōshoku, kōshoku, yellow color) +‎ 人種 (jinshu, race)

Pronunciation 1

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Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 2
しょく
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
しゅ
Grade: 4
goon kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
黃色人種 (kyūjitai)

Noun

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(おう)(しょく)(じん)(しゅ) (ōshoku jinshuわうしよくじんしゆ (wausyoku zinsyu)?

  1. the mongoloids; the "yellow race"
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Pronunciation 2

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
しょく
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
しゅ
Grade: 4
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
黃色人種 (kyūjitai)
  • (Tokyo) ーしょくじんしゅ [kòóshókú jíꜜǹshù] (Nakadaka – [5])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɕo̞kɯ̟ d͡ʑĩɰ̃ɕɨ]

Noun

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(こう)(しょく)(じん)(しゅ) (kōshoku jinshuくわうしよくじんしゆ (kwausyoku zinsyu)?

  1. the mongoloids; the "yellow race"

References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ 黄色人種 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here