Japanese

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 シマウマ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
しま
Jinmeiyō
うま
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
斑馬

Etymology

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(しま) (shima, stripe) + (うま) (uma, horse).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しま)(うま) or 縞馬(シマウマ) (shimauma

  1. a zebra (African animal)

Derived terms

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References

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  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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN