日本鹿

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日本鹿

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Sika deer

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Kanji in this term
日	本	鹿
にち > に Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1	しか > じか Grade: 4

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).

日(に)本(ほん)鹿(じか) or 日本鹿(ニホンジカ) • (Nihonjika)

Cervus nippon, commonly known as sika deer, spotted deer^{(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.)}, or Japanese deer^{(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.)}

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.

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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