動物園 in Japanese

IPA: [do̞ːbɯ̟t͡sɨẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 動物園 [canonical] (ruby: 動(どう), 物(ぶつ), 園(えん)), dōbutsuen [romanization], doubutuwen [romanization], どうぶつゑん [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)?)

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          "zoological garden"
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      "other": "どーぶつえん"
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      "other": "[dòóbútsúꜜèǹ]",
      "tags": [
        "Kyoto"
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      "ipa": "[do̞ːbɯ̟t͡sɨẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "動物園",
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          "動",
          "どう"
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          "物",
          "ぶつ"
        ],
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          "園",
          "えん"
        ]
      ],
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      "form": "dōbutsuen",
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      ]
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          "zoological garden"
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      "ipa": "[do̞ːbɯ̟t͡sɨẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "動物園"
}

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"動物園" meaning in Japanese

Noun