麝香鹿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麝	香	鹿
じゃ Hyōgaiji	こう Grade: 4	しか > じか Grade: 4
goon		kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 麝香 (jakō, “musk”) +‎ 鹿 (shika, “deer”). The shika changes to jika as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゃこ​ーじか [jàkóꜜòjìkà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ko̞ːʑika̠]

Noun

麝(じゃ)香(こう)鹿(じか) or 麝香鹿(ジャコウジカ) • (jakōjika) ^{←じやかうじか (zyakauzika)?}

1. musk deer

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ジャコウジカ.