山犬

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
いぬ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
 ヤマイヌ on Japanese Wikipedia
山犬 (yamainu): a sketch of a Japanese wild dog.

Etymology

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Compound of (yama, mountain) +‎ (inu, dog).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(やま)(いぬ) or 山犬(ヤマイヌ) (yamainu

  1. Synonym of 日本狼 (Nihon'ōkami, Japanese wolf)
  2. Synonym of 野犬 (yaken, wild dog)
  3. (Japanese mythology) an apparition of a dog that may appear to travelers on mountain roads, and that may be either friendly or murderous to travelers
  4. Synonym of ドール (dōru, dhole)

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 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN