麝香鹿
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 麝 | 香 | 鹿 |
| じゃ Hyōgaiji |
こう Grade: 4 |
しか > じか Grade: 4 |
| goon | kun’yomi | |
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 麝香 (jakō, “musk”) + 鹿 (shika, “deer”).[1] The shika changes to jika as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
麝香鹿 or 麝香鹿 • (jakōjika) ←じやかうじか (zyakauzika)?
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), as ジャコウジカ.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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