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Japanese
Etymology
Compound 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
Noun
日本鹿 or 日本鹿 • (Nihonjika)
- Cervus nippon, commonly known as sika deer, spotted deer, or Japanese 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 ニホンジカ.
References
- ^ 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