Japanese

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Kanji in this term
鹿
うし
Grade: 2
かも
Hyōgaiji
しか
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
牛羚羊

Etymology

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(ushi, cattle) +‎ 氈鹿 (kamoshika, serow)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) [ùshíkáꜜmòshìkà] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɕi̥ka̠mo̞ɕi̥ka̠]

Noun

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(うし)(かも)鹿(しか) or 牛氈鹿(ウシカモシカ) (ushikamoshika

  1. Synonym of ヌー (, gnu)