日本狼

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日本狼 (Nihon ōkami): a taxidermied specimen of a Japanese wolf.
Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ほん
Grade: 1
おおかみ
Jinmeiyō
nanori on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

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From 日本 (Nihon, Japan) +‎ (ōkami, wolf).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ほんおおかみ [nìhóń'óꜜòkàmì] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ihõ̞ɰ̃o̞ːka̠mʲi]

Noun

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()(ほん)(おおかみ) or 日本狼(ニホンオオカミ) (Nihon ōkamiにほんおほかみ (Nifon ofokami)?

  1. a Japanese wolf (†Canis lupus hodophilax)

Usage notes

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Synonyms

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  • (やま)(いぬ) (yamainu, literally “mountain dog”; biologists consider this to be just a feral dog, but there has been some confusion in general usage)

References

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  1. ^ 日本狼”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 日本狼”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months