赤鹿

Japanese
Kanji in this term
赤 鹿
あか
Grade: 1		 しか
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

赤 (aka, “red”) +‎ 鹿 (shika, “deer”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あかしか [àkáshíká] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠ka̠ɕi̥ka̠]

Noun

赤(あか)鹿(しか) or 赤鹿(アカシカ) • (akashika) 

  1. a red deer (Cervus elaphus)

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 アカシカ.

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