適者生存
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See also: 适者生存
Chinese[edit]
to fit; to suit | ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth) | |||
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trad. (適者生存) | 適 | 者 | 生存 | |
simp. (适者生存) | 适 | 者 | 生存 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Phrase[edit]
適者生存
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |||
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適 | 者 | 生 | 存 |
てき Grade: 5 |
しゃ Grade: 3 |
せい Grade: 1 |
ぞん Grade: 6 |
kan’yōon | on’yomi | kan’on | goon |
Alternative spelling |
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適者生存 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 適者 (tekisha, “adapted one”) + 生存 (seizon, “survives”).
Coined by Japanese biologist and zoologist Ishikawa Chiyomatsu in 1883 in his work 動物進化論 (Dōbutsu Shinkaron) as a translation of English survival of the fittest.[1][2]
In addition, it was translated as 適種生存 (tekishu seizon) in the 1881 work 哲学字彙 (Tetsugaku Jii, “Philosophy Dictionary”) compiled by Inoue Tetsujirō.[1][3]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
適者生存 • (tekisha seizon)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “適者生存”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Inoue, Tetsujirō (1881) 哲学字彙 [Dictionary of Philosophy][2], University of Tokyo, page 88
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |||
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適 | 者 | 生 | 存 |
Noun[edit]
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