山荒

Chinese
mountain; hill out of practice; uncultivated
trad. (山荒) 山 荒
simp. #(山荒) 山 荒
anagram 荒山

Pronunciation

Noun

山荒

  1. wasteland in mountains

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology
Kanji in this term
山 荒
やま
Grade: 1		 あらし
Grade: S
kun’yomi

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Pronunciation

Noun

山(やま)荒(あらし) • (yamaarashi) 

  1. a porcupine

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 ヤマアラシ.

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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