赤鹿

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Japanese

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 アカシカ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
鹿
あか
Grade: 1
しか
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

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(aka, red) +‎ 鹿 (shika, deer)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あか)鹿(しか) or 赤鹿(アカシカ) (akashika

  1. a red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アカシカ.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN