Japanese

edit
Kanji in this term
しょ
Grade: 6
じょ
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: 5
かい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
處女航海 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

edit
  • (Tokyo) しょじょこーかい [shòjó kóꜜòkàì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ʑo̞ ko̞ːka̠i]
  • (Kyoto) しょじょーかい [shòjò kóꜜòkàì] (Teiki)[1]
  • (Osaka) しょじょこーかい [shójó kóꜜòkàì] (Kōki)

Noun

edit

(しょ)(じょ)(こう)(かい) (shojo kōkai

  1. (nautical) maiden voyage

References

edit
  1. 1.0 1.1 しょじょ‐こうかい[ショヂョカウカイ] 【処女航海】 ”, 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