"動物園" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [do̞ːbɯ̟t͡sɨẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 動物園 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (どう), (ぶつ), (えん)), dōbutsuen [romanization], doubutuwen [romanization], どうぶつゑん [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From 動(どう)物(ぶつ) (dōbutsu, “animal”) + 園(えん) (-en, “garden”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|動%物|どう%ぶつ|園|-えん|t1=animal|t2=garden}} 動(どう)物(ぶつ) (dōbutsu, “animal”) + 園(えん) (-en, “garden”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|どうぶつえん|hhira=どうぶつ.ゑん}} 動(どう)物(ぶつ)園(えん) • (dōbutsuen) ^(←どうぶつゑん (doubutuwen)?)
  1. zoo; zoological garden Wikipedia link: ja:
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