山犬
Japanese
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| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 山 | 犬 |
| やま Grade: 1 |
いぬ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) + 犬 (inu, “dog”).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
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Noun
- Synonym of 日本狼 (Nihon'ōkami, “Japanese wolf”)
- Synonym of 野犬 (yaken, “wild dog”)
- (mythology, Japanese mythology, folklore) an apparition of a dog that may appear to travelers on mountain roads, and that may be either friendly or murderous to travelers
- Synonym of ドール (dōru, “dhole”)
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 ヤマイヌ.
Biologists consider the Japanese yamainu to be a feral dog, distinct from the wolf. The conflation with the 日本狼 (Nihon ōkami, “Japanese wolf”) sense is due to some confusion in general usage. See more on Wikipedia.
Synonyms
- (canine apparition appearing to travelers): 送り犬 (okuriinu)
See also
- 犬神 (inugami)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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- Japanese terms spelled with 山 read as やま
- Japanese terms spelled with 犬 read as いぬ
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters
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