牛歩

Japanese
Kanji in this term
牛 歩
ぎゅう
Grade: 2		 ほ
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
牛步 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “pace of an ox”.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぎゅ​うほ [gyúꜜùhò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡʲɨᵝːho̞]

Noun

牛(ぎゅう)歩(ほ) • (gyūho) 

  1. snail's pace

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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