鉄壁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てつ > てっ
Grade: 3
へき > ぺき
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鐵壁 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(てっ)(ぺき) • (teppeki

  1. clipping of 金城鉄壁 (kinjō teppeki, an impregnable fortress)
  2. an iron wall
  3. impregnable, impenetrable, unshakeable
    鉄壁(てっぺき)防御(ぼうぎょ)teppeki no bōgyoimpenetrable defenses

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN