日本鹿

Japanese

日本鹿 (Nihonjika, “sika deer”)

Kanji in this term
日	本	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

(Tokyo) にほんじか [nìhóꜜǹjìkà] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ihõ̞n(d͡)ʑika̠]

Noun

日(に)本(ほん)鹿(じか) • (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

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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