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日本鹿
日本鹿
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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日 | 本 | 鹿 |
に Grade: 1 |
ほん Grade: 1 |
しか > じか Grade: S |
Noun
日本鹿 (hiragana にほんじか, romaji nihon-jika, alternative reading ニホンジカ, romaji nihonjika)
- Cervus nippon, common names sika deer, spotted deer or Japanese deer
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as ニホンジカ.