日本鹿

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日本鹿 (Nihonjika, sika deer)
Kanji in this term
鹿
にち > に
Grade: 1
ほん
Grade: 1
しか > じか
Grade: 4

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

()(ほん)鹿(じか) or 日本鹿(ニホンジカ) (Nihonjika

  1. Cervus nippon, commonly known as sika deer, spotted deer, or Japanese deer

Usage notes

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN