山荒

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Chinese

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mountain; hill out of practice; uncultivated
trad. (山荒)
simp. #(山荒)
anagram 荒山

Pronunciation

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Noun

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山荒

  1. wasteland in mountains

Japanese

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
あらし
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
豪猪

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(やま)(あらし) or 山荒(ヤマアラシ) (yamaarashi

  1. a porcupine

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 ヤマアラシ.

References

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