日本鹿
Japanese
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| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 日 | 本 | 鹿 |
| にち > に Grade: 1 |
ほん Grade: 1 |
しか > じか Grade: 4 |
Etymology
editCompound of 日本 (Nihon, “Japan”, on'yomi) + 鹿 (shika, “deer”, kun'yomi).[1][2][3] The shika changes to jika as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- Cervus nippon, commonly known as sika deer, spotted deer, or Japanese deer
Usage notes
edit- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ニホンジカ.
References
edit- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 日 read as にち
- Japanese terms spelled with 本 read as ほん
- Japanese terms spelled with 鹿 read as しか
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with three Han script characters
- ja:Cervids