鬣犬
Japanese
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| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鬣 | 犬 |
| たてがみ Hyōgai |
いぬ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 鬣 (tategami, “standing hair” → “mane”) + 犬 (inu, “dog”).[1] Compare Chinese 鬣狗 (liègǒu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]鬣犬 or 鬣犬 • (tategamiinu)
Usage notes
[edit]This term is rarely used anymore, having been replaced by ハイエナ (haiena) borrowed from English.
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as タテガミイヌ.
Synonyms
[edit]- ハイエナ (haiena)
References
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 鬣 read as たてがみ
- Japanese terms spelled with 犬 read as いぬ
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
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- Japanese nouns
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- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
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- ja:Hyaenids