葦鹿
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 葦 | 鹿 |
| あし Jinmeiyō |
しか Grade: 4 |
| irregular | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 海驢 |
Etymology[edit]
葦 (ashi, “common reed”) + 鹿 (shika, “deer”), roughly "a deer that lives where reeds grow". The sequence shishi was simplified to shi by haplology.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a sea lion
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