鬼天竺鼠
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 鬼 | 天 | 竺 | 鼠 |
| おに Grade: S |
てん Grade: 1 |
じく Jinmeiyō |
ねずみ Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi | on’yomi | kun’yomi | |
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 鬼 (oni, “ghost”) + 天竺鼠 (tenjikunezumi, “guinea pig”)
Noun[edit]
鬼天竺鼠 or 鬼天竺鼠 • (onitenjikunezumi)
- capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
- Synonym: カピバラ (capibara)
Usage notes[edit]
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 鬼 read as おに
- Japanese terms spelled with 天 read as てん
- Japanese terms spelled with 竺
- Japanese terms spelled with 鼠 read as ねずみ
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with hyōgaiji kanji
- Japanese terms written with four Han script characters
- ja:Caviomorphs