塒

Compound of 寝(ね) (ne) + 座(くら) (kura). The kura changes to gura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


猪

ja-noun

猪(いのしし) or 猪(イノシシ) • (inoshishi) ^(←ゐのしし (winosisi) or ヰノシシ (winosisi)?)

猪 (canonical)
猪 (canonical)
inoshishi (romanization)
winosisi (romanization)
ゐのしし (hiragana historical)
ヰノシシ (hiragana historical)

Compound of 猪 (i, “pig, boar”, see below) + の (no, possessive particle) + 獣 (shishi, “beast”, archaic).


猪

ja-pos

猪(いのしし) • (Inoshishi) ^(←ゐのしし (Winosisi)?)

猪 (canonical)
Inoshishi (romanization)
Winosisi (romanization)
ゐのしし (hiragana historical)


猪

Kojiki
Kyūjitai
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shinjitai

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE. From Proto-Japonic *sisi. Cognate with 肉 (shishi, “meat of a beast”).


牛

牛 (canonical)
牛 (canonical)
ushi (romanization)

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *Osi.

1999 November 18, “牛(ぎゅう)魔(ま)人(じん) [Bull Jinn]”, in Vol.6, Konami:

A bovine jinn who resides in the woods. He’ll charge at you and stick you with his horns.

森に住む牛の魔人。ツノを突き出し突進して攻撃。

Mori ni sumu ushi no majin. Tsuno o tsukidashi tosshin shite kōgeki.

1999 December 1, “ミノタウルス [Minotaurus]”, in BOOSTER 6, Konami:

A bovine monster with tremendous power who chops up anyone in his way with one axe swing.

すごい力を持つウシの怪物。オノひと振りで何でもなぎ倒す。

Sugoi chikara o motsu ushi no kaibutsu. Ono hitofuri de nani demo nagitaosu.

cow, bull, ox, cattle, a domestic bovine


蜂

蜂 (canonical)
蜂 (canonical)
hachi (romanization)

Bee
Kojiki
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Wasp
ja:ハチ

/pati/ → /fati/ → /fat͡ɕi/ → /hat͡ɕi/
From Old Japanese. First cited to the Kojiki of 712 CE with the logographic spelling 蜂. In turn, from Proto-Japonic *pati.
Compare Korean 벌 (beol, “bee, wasp, hornet”).

蜂〈𧍙附〉 説文云蜂蠆〈峰帯二音 和名波知〉螫人虫也 四声字苑云𧍙〈音范〉蜂子也

938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō:

Bee (also 𧍙), has been said it is some kind of scorpion (The two characters are read [in Chinese as] futai; the Japanese pronunciation is fati). [The bee] stings people, insects, etc. (The four characters are read [in Chinese as] syau-zi-won-un). Also called 𧍙 (read [in Chinese as bon]) and FUSI.

(slang, used by criminals) a police officer


轡

Compound of 口 (kutsu, “mouth”, apophonic form of 口(くち) (kuchi)) + 環 (wa, “ring”)


鐙

鐙 (canonical)
abumi (romanization)
あぶみ (hiragana historical)

足(あ) (a, “foot”) + 踏(ふ)み (fumi, continuative form of 踏(ふ)む (fumu, “to step on”)). The fumi changes to bumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-compound

1904, 河口慧海, チベット旅行記, 青空文庫:

低い椽に腰を掛けたような具合にごく鐙の紐を短くして足を折って乗って居る。

Hikui en ni koshi o kaketa yō na guai ni goku abumi no himo o mijikaku shite ashi o otte notte iru.

They ride with their stirrup straps very short and with their legs bent, in a manner like that of sitting on a low en.

舌短鐙

舌短鐙 したみじかあぶみ


雁

雁 (canonical)
雁 (canonical)
gan (romanization)

From Middle Chinese 雁 (ngænᴴ, “wild goose”).


雁

Said to be from the cry of a wild goose.

corona

circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males


駒

Compound of 子(こ) (ko, “child”) + 馬(ま) (ma, “horse”).
See also 子馬(こうま) (kōma).

(music) bridge (the piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board)


鳧

鳧 (canonical)
鳧 (canonical)
keri (romanization)


鳧

鳧 (canonical)
鳧 (canonical)
kamo (romanization)

Alternative spelling of 鴨 (kamo, “duck”)


鴨

鴨 (canonical)
鴨 (canonical)
kamo (romanization)

Unknown. Possibly alteration of Old Japanese 浮かむ (ukamu, “to float”), modern 浮かぶ (ukabu). Alternatively, may derive from Middle Chinese 雁 (MC ngaenH, “a type of wild goose”), borrowed with the kan'on reading gan, with initial g changing to k due to the avoidance of voiced stops at the start of Japanese words in older times, and final n changing to mu due to apparent lack of final n in Old Japanese.

(slang) (from the way ducks return to the same place and are thus easy to hunt) a mark or easy target for a swindle, someone who is likely to lose at gambling or other competition

(slang) (from the good flavor of duck meat) short for 鴨の味 (kamo no aji, “duck flavor”): a very good flavor; by extension, any remarkably good sensation or feeling, particularly describing happy married life

(slang) (from the uniform of black clothing) short for 黒鴨 (kurogamo, “black duck”): a male servant, such as a butler or chauffeur (compare English penguin)


鴨

Rare alternative spelling for 家鴨 (ahiru). See that entry for fuller details.

Anas platyrhynchos
Anas platyrhynchos#Translingual

(rare) alternative spelling of 家鴨: a domestic duck, Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus, descended from the mallard


蜜蜂

蜜蜂 (canonical)
蜜蜂 (canonical)
mitsubachi (romanization)

Compound of 蜜 (mitsu, “honey”) + 蜂 (hachi, “bee”). The hachi changes to bachi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


ハム

ja:ハム (曖昧さ回避)

(electronics, telecommunications) noise emitted from a receiver or other equipment experiencing electrical interference


綿羊

ja-noun

綿(めん)羊(よう) • (men'yō) ^(←めんやう (men'yau)?)

綿羊 (canonical)
men'yō (romanization)
men'yau (romanization)
めんやう (hiragana historical)

→ Ainu: メンヨ


明荷馬

the horse ridden by the bride at a wedding


生き馬

Sum of 生き (iki, “living”) (from 生きる (ikiru, “live”)) and 馬 (uma, “horse”).


駿逸

駿(しゅん)逸(いつ) • (shun'itsu) ^(←しゆんいつ (syun'itu)?)

駿逸 (canonical)
shun'itsu (romanization)
syun'itu (romanization)
しゆんいつ (hiragana historical)

[ɕɨ̃ɰ̃it͡sɨ]


駟馬

駟馬 (canonical)
駟馬 (canonical)
shiba (romanization)
shime (romanization)


蜜蝋

蜜(みつ)蝋(ろう) • (mitsurō) ^(←みつらふ (miturafu)?)

蜜蝋 (canonical)
mitsurō (romanization)
miturafu (romanization)
みつらふ (hiragana historical)


子牛

Compound of 子 (ko, “child”) + 牛 (ushi, “cow”).


七面鳥

七(しち)面(めん)鳥(ちょう) or 七面鳥(シチメンチョウ) • (shichimenchō) ^(←しちめんてう (sitimenteu) or シチメンテウ (sitimenteu)?)

七面鳥 (canonical)
七面鳥 (canonical)
shichimenchō (romanization)
sitimenteu (romanization)
しちめんてう (hiragana historical)
シチメンテウ (hiragana historical)

[ɕi̥t͡ɕimẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

七 (shichi, “seven”) + 面 (men, “face”) + 鳥 (chō, “bird”)

af

ja:シチメンチョウ ja:シチメンチョウ属


小鴨

小鴨 (canonical)
小鴨 (canonical)
kogamo (romanization)

Superficially 小(こ) (ko, “small”) + 鴨(かも) (kamo, “duck”). Compare 小杓鴫(コシャクシギ) (koshakushigi, “little curlew, Numenius minutus”), コミチバシリ (komichibashiri, “lesser roadrunner, Geococcyx velox”).

ja-r

teal (freshwater duck of the subfamily Anatinae)


軍馬

軍馬 (canonical)
gunba (romanization)
ぐんば (hiragana historical)


雌牛

雌牛に腹突かれる

meushi ni hara tsukareru, literally “gored by a heifer”


小羊

From 小 (ko, “small”) + 羊 (hitsuji, “sheep”).


雄鶏

ja-noun

雄(おん)鶏(どり) • (ondori) ^(←をんどり (wondori)?)

雄鶏 (canonical)
ondori (romanization)
wondori (romanization)
をんどり (hiragana historical)

Perhaps from 雄鳥 (“male bird”). See also 鶏 (“chicken”, literally “garden bird”).

a rooster (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird)


雌鶏

Perhaps from 雌鳥(めんどり) (mendori, “female bird”). See also 鶏(にわとり) (niwatori, “chicken”, literally “garden bird”).


鴛鴦

ja-noun

鴛鴦(おしどり) or 鴛鴦(オシドリ) • (oshidori) ^(←をしどり (wosidori) or ヲシドリ (wosidori)?)

鴛鴦 (canonical)
鴛鴦 (canonical)
oshidori (romanization)
wosidori (romanization)
をしどり (hiragana historical)
ヲシドリ (hiragana historical)

Man'yōshū
Mandarin duck
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
ja:鴛鴦

From Old Japanese. First cited to the Man'yōshū of 759.
Compound of 鴛鴦 (oshi, “mandarin duck”) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”). The tori changes to dori as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

com

a topknot or bun hairstyle wherein the hair is bunched on each side in a shape vaguely resembling two mandarin ducks


牽牛子

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(traditional Chinese medicine) morning glory seeds, used in medicine


カラクン

Synonym of 七面鳥 (shichimenchō, “turkey”) (bird)


カラクン鳥

カラクン鳥 (canonical)
karakunchō (romanization)

カラクン (karakun, “turkey”) + 鳥 (chō, “bird”)


牝馬

From Middle Chinese 牝馬 (MC bjijX maeX). The 漢音 (kan'on), so a later borrowing.


牝馬

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.


牝馬

Attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō of 934 CE.


栗毛

Compound of 栗(くり) (kuri) + 毛(け) (ke). The ke reading for 毛 changes to ge as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

chestnut color, often applied to a horse's coat


亜麻

Linum usitatissimum
Linum usitatissimum#Translingual


絵馬

絵馬 (canonical)
ema (romanization)
wema (romanization)
ゑま (hiragana historical)

(Shinto) an ema, a small wooden plaque on which Shinto worshippers write their prayers or wishes, usually with the picture of a horse on it


サラブレッド

[sa̠ɾa̠bɯ̟ɾe̞d̚d̥o̞]

a thoroughbred (thoroughbred horse (breed))


丸花蜂

ja-noun

丸(まる)花(はな)蜂(ばち) or 丸花蜂(マルハナバチ) • (maruhanabachi)

丸花蜂 (canonical)
丸花蜂 (canonical)
maruhanabachi (romanization)


騎手

騎 (ki, “animal riding”) + 手 (-shu, “-ist; -er”)

suf

a jockey (one who rides racehorses competitively)


孵す

ja-verb

孵(かえ)す • (kaesu) ^(←かへす (kafesu)?)transitive godan (stem 孵(かえ)し (kaeshi), past 孵(かえ)した (kaeshita))

孵す (canonical)
kaesu (romanization)
kafesu (romanization)
孵し (stem)
孵した (past)
孵さ
かえさ
kaesa
孵し
かえし
kaeshi
孵す
かえす
kaesu
孵せ
かえせ
kaese
孵される (passive)
かえされる (passive)
kaesareru (passive)
孵させる (causative)
孵さす (causative)
かえさせる (causative)
かえさす (causative)
kaesaseru (causative)
kaesasu (causative)
孵せる (potential)
かえせる (potential)
kaeseru (potential)
孵そう (volitional)
かえそう (volitional)
kaesō (volitional)
孵さない (negative)
かえさない (negative)
kaesanai (negative)
孵さず (continuative negative)
かえさず (continuative negative)
kaesazu (continuative negative)
孵します (formal)
かえします (formal)
kaeshimasu (formal)
孵した (perfective)
かえした (perfective)
kaeshita (perfective)
孵して (conjunctive)
かえして (conjunctive)
kaeshite (conjunctive)
孵せば (conditional hypothetical)
かえせば (conditional hypothetical)
kaeseba (conditional hypothetical)


ダービー

ja-noun

ダービー • (dābī)


ダート

ダート • (dāto)

ダートコース ダートコース#Japanese

(horse racing) Clipping of ダートコース (dāto kōsu, “dirt course”).


ターキー

ターキー • (tākī)

Daijisen
Kōjien
Shinmura Izuru
ja:ターキー
ja:松村明


競馬場

競(けい)馬(ば)場(じょう) • (keibajō) ^(←けいばぢやう (keibadyau)?)

競馬場 (canonical)
keibajō (romanization)
keibadyau (romanization)
けいばぢやう (hiragana historical)

From 競馬 (keiba, “horse racing”) + 場 (jō, “field”).


家鴨

ja-noun

家鴨(あひる) or 家鴨(アヒル) • (ahiru) (counter 羽)

家鴨 (canonical)
家鴨 (canonical)
ahiru (romanization)
羽 (counter)

Appears in texts from the late Muromachi period. Various theories exist regarding the derivation; one of the more common derives this as a sound shift from ahiro, appearing around the same time as a compound of 足 (a, “foot, feet”) + 広 (hiro, stem of adjective 広い (hiroi, “broad, wide”)).
The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 家鴨／家鸭 (jiāyā).

compound

stem of adjective <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">広い</i> (hiroi, “broad, wide”)

duck clogs; traditional wooden clogs; teeth; teeth; the wooden supports underneath

a style of 下駄 with short and a short distance between the

so named for the way it makes the wearer walk

家鴨が文庫を背負う: → metaphor for the appearance of a short woman with a large butt

家鴨の火事見舞いa duck going to visit someone after a fire” → a metaphor for a short

家鴨の脚絆: → metaphor for something unsuited to someone's nature

the domestic duck is also as proud as the wild duck

家鴨も鴨の気位: → a metaphor for putting on airs

the general sense that a domestic duck is not as pretty as a wild duck

an academic grade of “B” (from the way the 乙 (otsu) character, used to indicate this grade, looks vaguely like a duck)


団栗

団栗 (canonical)
団栗 (canonical)
donguri (romanization)


臍猪

ja-noun

臍(へそ)猪(いのしし) or 臍猪(ヘソイノシシ) • (hesoinoshishi) ^(←へそゐのしし (fesowinosisi)?)

臍猪 (canonical)
臍猪 (canonical)
hesoinoshishi (romanization)
fesowinosisi (romanization)
へそゐのしし (hiragana historical)

Compound of 臍 (heso, “navel”) + 猪 (inoshishi, “wild boar”).


酸棗仁

(traditional Chinese medicine) jujube seeds


馬銜

馬銜 (canonical)
馬銜 (canonical)
hami (romanization)

Same as from 食み (hami), the nominalised 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 食む (hamu, “to eat”).


臼辺鳥

臼辺鳥 (canonical)
usubedori (romanization)


蹄鉄

蹄鉄をつける


黒鴨

黒鴨 (canonical)
黒鴨 (canonical)
kurogamo (romanization)

[kɯ̟ɾo̞ɡa̠mo̞]

Melanitta nigra
Melanitta nigra#Translingual


養鶏

養鶏 (canonical)
yōkei (romanization)
yaukei (romanization)
やうけい (hiragana historical)


黒鳥

ja-noun

黒(こく)鳥(ちょう) or 黒鳥(コクチョウ) • (kokuchō) ^(←こくてう (kokuteu) or コクテウ (kokuteu)?)

黒鳥 (canonical)
黒鳥 (canonical)
kokuchō (romanization)
kokuteu (romanization)
こくてう (hiragana historical)
コクテウ (hiragana historical)

[ko̞kɯ̟̊t͡ɕo̞ː]

Compound of 黒 (koku, “black”) + 鳥 (chō, “bird”).
First cited to a text from 1179.

Cygnus atratus
Cygnus atratus#Translingual

a black swan, specifically Cygnus atratus


シロイワヤギ

シロイワヤギ or しろいわやぎ or シロイワヤギ • (shiroiwayagi)

シロイワヤギ (canonical)
しろいわやぎ (canonical)
shiroiwayagi (romanization)

From 白 (shiro, “white”) + 岩 (iwa, “rock”) + ヤギ (yagi, “goat”).


養豚

養豚 (canonical)
yōton (romanization)
yauton (romanization)
やうとん (hiragana historical)


豚足

[tõ̞ɰ̃so̞kɯ̟]


黒豚

[kɯ̟ɾo̞bɯ̟ta̠]

Compound of 黒 (kuro, “black”) + 豚 (buta, “pig”).


豚小屋

Compound of 豚 (buta, “pig”) + 小屋 (koya, “pen”). The koya changes to goya as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


鹿猪

ja-noun

鹿(しか)猪(いのしし) or 鹿猪(シカイノシシ) • (shikainoshishi)

鹿猪 (canonical)
鹿猪 (canonical)
shikainoshishi (romanization)

Compound of 鹿 (shika, “deer”) + 猪 (inoshishi, “wild boar”).


猪豚

ja-noun

猪(いの)豚(ぶた) or 猪豚(イノブタ) • (inobuta) ^(←ゐのぶた (winobuta)?)

猪豚 (canonical)
猪豚 (canonical)
inobuta (romanization)
winobuta (romanization)
ゐのぶた (hiragana historical)


鵞鳥

鵞(が)鳥(ちょう) or 鵞鳥(ガチョウ) • (gachō) ^(←がてう (gateu)?)

鵞鳥 (canonical)
鵞鳥 (canonical)
gachō (romanization)
gateu (romanization)
がてう (hiragana historical)

→ Sakizaya: gaciw

a goose (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)


牛頭馬頭

ja-pos

牛(ご)頭(ず)馬(め)頭(ず) • (Gozu Mezu) ^(←ごづめづ (Godumedu)?)

牛頭馬頭 (canonical)
Gozu Mezu (romanization)
Godumedu (romanization)
ごづめづ (hiragana historical)

From 牛頭 (Gozu, “Ox-Head”) + 馬頭 (Mezu, “Horse-Head”). Compare Chinese 牛頭馬面／牛头马面 (niútóumǎmiàn, literally “Ox-Head and Horse-Face”).

zh-l

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Ox-Head and Horse-Face, the two guardians of hell


尾長鴨

ja-noun

尾(お)長(なが)鴨(がも) or 尾長鴨(オナガガモ) • (onagagamo) ^(←をなががも (wonagagamo)?)

尾長鴨 (canonical)
尾長鴨 (canonical)
onagagamo (romanization)
wonagagamo (romanization)
をなががも (hiragana historical)

尾 (o, “tail”) + 長 (naga, “long”) + 鴨 (kamo, “duck”)


尾長鶏

ja-noun

尾(お)長(なが)鶏(どり) or 尾長鶏(オナガドリ) • (onagadori) ^(←をながどり (wonagadori)?)

尾長鶏 (canonical)
尾長鶏 (canonical)
onagadori (romanization)
wonagadori (romanization)
をながどり (hiragana historical)

尾 (o, “tail”) + 長 (naga, “long”) + 鶏 (tori, “chicken”)

compound

an onagadori, a breed of chicken from Kochi Prefecture


蒙古野馬

ja-noun

蒙(もう)古(こ)野(の)馬(うま) or 蒙古野馬(モウコノウマ) • (Mōko nouma)

蒙古野馬 (canonical)
蒙古野馬 (canonical)
Mōko nouma (romanization)

蒙古 (Mōko, “Mongolia”) + 野馬 (nouma, “wild horse”)


スエード

ja-noun

スエード • (suēdo)


カナダガン

カナダガン (canonical)
カナダがん (canonical)
Kanada gan (romanization)

カナダ (Kanada, “Canada”) + 雁 (gan, “goose”), calque of English Canada goose.


花蜂

花蜂 (canonical)
花蜂 (canonical)
hanabachi (romanization)

花 (hana, “flower”) + 蜂 (hachi, “bee; wasp; hornet”)


野バリケン

野バリケン (canonical)
野バリケン (canonical)
nobariken (romanization)


バリケン

[ba̠ɾʲikẽ̞ɴ]

野バリケン 野バリケン#Japanese

Synonym of 野バリケン (no-bariken, “Muscovy duck”)


マスタング

[ma̠sɨ̥tã̠ŋɡɯ̟]

ja:マスタング (曖昧さ回避)


鵲雁

ja-noun

鵲(かささぎ)雁(がん) or 鵲雁(カササギガン) • (kasasagi gan or kasasagigan)

鵲雁 (canonical)
鵲雁 (canonical)
kasasagi gan (romanization)
kasasagigan (romanization)

[ka̠sa̠sa̠ɡʲi ɡã̠ɴ]

From 鵲(かささぎ) (kasasagi, “Eurasian magpie”) + 雁(がん) (gan, “wild goose”).

ja-compound

Anseranas semipalmata
Anseranas semipalmata#Translingual


牝牛

ja-noun

牝(ひん)牛(ぎゅう) • (hingyū) ^(←ひんぎう (fingiu)?)

牝牛 (canonical)
hingyū (romanization)
fingiu (romanization)
ひんぎう (hiragana historical)


馬主

[ɯ̟ma̠nɯ̟ɕi]

owner of horse(s), especially in relation to horse racing


ポニー

ポニー • (ponī)


小毛綿鴨

小(こ)毛(け)綿(わた)鴨(がも) or 小毛綿鴨(コケワタガモ) • (kokewatagamo)

小毛綿鴨 (canonical)
小毛綿鴨 (canonical)
kokewatagamo (romanization)

小 (ko, “small”) + 毛綿鴨 (kewatagamo, “king eider”)


毛綿鴨

ja-noun

毛(け)綿(わた)鴨(がも) or 毛綿鴨(ケワタガモ) • (kewatagamo)

毛綿鴨 (canonical)
毛綿鴨 (canonical)
kewatagamo (romanization)

Compound of 毛 (ke, “hair”) + 綿 (wata, “stuffing, batting”) + 鴨 (kamo, “duck”), likely so called for the use of eiderdown.

compound

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
King eider
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten


蒙古馬

ja-noun

蒙(もう)古(こ)馬(うま) or 蒙古馬(モウコウマ) • (Mōkouma)

蒙古馬 (canonical)
蒙古馬 (canonical)
Mōkouma (romanization)

蒙古 (Mōko, “Mongolia”) + 馬 (uma, “horse”)


野馬

ja-noun

野(の)馬(うま) or 野(の)馬(ま) or 野(や)馬(ば) • (nouma or noma or yaba)

野馬 (canonical)
野馬 (canonical)
野馬 (canonical)
nouma (romanization)
noma (romanization)
yaba (romanization)

野 (no, ya, “field”) + 馬 (uma, ma, ba, “horse”)


シロカモシカ

ja-noun

シロカモシカ or しろかもしか or シロカモシカ • (shirokamoshika)

シロカモシカ (canonical)
しろかもしか (canonical)
shirokamoshika (romanization)

白 (shiro, “white”) + カモシカ (kamoshika, “serow”)

com

シロイワヤギ シロイワヤギ#Japanese

Synonym of シロイワヤギ (shiroiwa yagi, “mountain goat”)


ジョッキー

ja-noun

ジョッキー • (jokkī)

[d͡ʑo̞k̚ʲkʲiː]

Synonym of 騎手 (kishu, “jockey”) (one who rides racehorses competitively)


羊乳

羊(よう)乳(にゅう) • (yōnyū)


真鴨

真鴨 (canonical)
真鴨 (canonical)
magamo (romanization)


無印

[mɯ̟ʑiɾɯ̟ɕi]

(horse racing) horse with little prospect of winning


アメリカオシ

アメリカオシ or アメリカおし or アメリカオシ • (amerikaoshi)

アメリカオシ (canonical)
アメリカおし (canonical)
amerikaoshi (romanization)

Compound of アメリカ (Amerika, “America”) + 鴛鴦 (oshi, “mandarin duck”).


千里馬

ja-noun

千(ちょん)里(り)馬(ま) or 千里馬(チョンリマ) or 千(ちょる)里(り)馬(ま) or 千里馬(チョルリマ) • (chonrima or chorurima)

千里馬 (canonical)
千里馬 (canonical)
千里馬 (canonical)
千里馬 (canonical)
chonrima (romanization)
chorurima (romanization)

[t͡ɕõ̞n̺ɾʲima̠]

[t͡ɕo̞ɾɯ̟ɾʲima̠]


烏羽玉

Shift from 射干玉 (nubatama, ubatama), with the initial n- or m- dropping off.
The 烏羽 part, normally read as karasuba, literally “crow wings”, is compared to the color of the seed.

Iris domestica
Iris domestica#Translingual

the seed of blackberry lily, Iris domestica, notable for being jet-black


アンゴラ山羊

アンゴラ山羊(やぎ) or アンゴラ山羊(ヤギ) • (Angora yagi)

アンゴラ山羊 (canonical)
アンゴラ山羊 (canonical)
Angora yagi (romanization)

[ã̠ŋɡo̞ɾa̠ ja̠ɡʲi]

Compound of アンゴラ (angora, “Angora”) + 山羊 (yagi, “goat”).


酒面雁

ja-noun

酒(さか)面(つら)雁(がん) or 酒面雁(サカツラガン) • (sakatsuragan)

酒面雁 (canonical)
酒面雁 (canonical)
sakatsuragan (romanization)

[sa̠ka̠t͡sɨɾa̠ɡã̠ɴ]


灰色雁

灰(はい)色(いろ)雁(がん) or 灰色雁(ハイイロガン) • (haiirogan) ^(←はひいろがん (fafiirogan) or ハヒイロガン (fafiirogan)?)

灰色雁 (canonical)
灰色雁 (canonical)
haiirogan (romanization)
fafiirogan (romanization)
はひいろがん (hiragana historical)
ハヒイロガン (hiragana historical)

From 灰色 (haiiro, “gray”) + 雁 (gan, “goose”).


真雁

真雁 (canonical)
真雁 (canonical)
magan (romanization)


白雁

白雁 (canonical)
白雁 (canonical)
hakugan (romanization)

[ha̠kɯ̟ɡã̠ɴ]

From 白 (haku, “white”) + 雁 (gan, “goose”).

Coordinate term: 黒雁


ハワイ雁

ハワイ雁 (canonical)
ハワイ雁 (canonical)
Hawai gan (romanization)

[ha̠β̞a̠i ɡã̠ɴ]

Calque of English Hawaiian goose, equivalent to ハワイ (Hawai, “Hawaii”) + 雁 (gan, “goose”)


菱食

ja-noun

菱(ひし)食(くい) or 菱食(ヒシクイ) • (hishikui) ^(←ひしくひ (fisikufi) or ヒシクヒ (fisikufi)?)

菱食 (canonical)
菱食 (canonical)
hishikui (romanization)
fisikufi (romanization)
ひしくひ (hiragana historical)
ヒシクヒ (hiragana historical)

From 菱 (hishi, “water caltrop”) + 食い (kui, stem of 食う (kuu, “to eat”)).

af

stem of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">食う</i> (kuu, “to eat”)

Anser fabalis
Anser fabalis#Translingual


黒雁

黒雁 (canonical)
黒雁 (canonical)
kokugan (romanization)

[ko̞kɯ̟ɡã̠ɴ]

From 黒 (koku, “black”) + 雁 (gan, “goose”).

Coordinate term: 白雁


四十雀雁

ja-noun

四(し)十(じゅう)雀(から)雁(がん) or 四十雀雁(シジュウカラガン) • (shijūkaragan) ^(←しじふからがん (sizifukaragan) or シジフカラガン (sizifukaragan)?)

四十雀雁 (canonical)
四十雀雁 (canonical)
shijūkaragan (romanization)
sizifukaragan (romanization)
しじふからがん (hiragana historical)
シジフカラガン (hiragana historical)

[ɕiʑɨːka̠ɾa̠ɡã̠ɴ]

From 四十雀 (shijūkara, “Japanese tit”) + 雁 (gan, “goose”).


雁が音

雁が音 (canonical)
雁が音 (canonical)
karigane (romanization)

From 雁 (kari, “goose”) + が (ga, archaic possessive particle) + 音 (ne, “sound”).

1900, “鉄道唱歌・東海道編 (Tetsudō shōka Tōkaidō-hen)”:

堅田におつる雁がねの たえまに響く三井の鐘

Katada ni otsuru karigane no taema ni hibiku Mii no kane

(by extension) a lesser white-fronted goose


射干玉

From Old Japanese.
The 射干 part, read yakan in Sino-Japanese, refers to the 檜扇 (hiōgi, “blackberry lily, Iris domestica”).

a blackberry lily seed or fruit, usually one that is jet-black and spherical


射干玉

Appears to be a Heian-period shift of Old Japanese 射干玉 (nubatama) or classical 烏羽玉 (ubatama).

(archaic) a blackberry lily seed or fruit, usually one that is jet-black and spherical


馬券

勝馬投票券

勝馬投票券 かちうまとうひょうけん


単勝式

単勝式 (canonical)
tanshōshiki (romanization)

[tã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ːɕikʲi]

betting system where one bets regarding the winner

betting ticket where one bets regarding the winner


かけあし

駆け足で電車に乗る

駈歩, 駆歩: (equestrianism) canter, the fastest speed at which a horse moves


かけあし

かけあしする (canonical)
kakeashi suru (romanization)
かけあしし (stem)
かけあしした (past)
かけあしし
kakeashi shi
かけあしする
kakeashi suru
かけあしすれ
kakeashi sure
かけあしせよ (imperative literary)
かけあししろ (colloquial imperative)
kakeashi seyo (imperative literary)
kakeashi shiro (colloquial imperative)
かけあしされる (passive)
kakeashi sareru (passive)
かけあしさせる (causative)
かけあしさす (causative)
kakeashi saseru (causative)
kakeashi sasu (causative)
かけあしできる (potential)
kakeashi dekiru (potential)
かけあししよう (volitional)
kakeashi shiyō (volitional)
かけあししない (negative)
kakeashi shinai (negative)
かけあしせず (continuative negative)
kakeashi sezu (continuative negative)
かけあしします (formal)
kakeashi shimasu (formal)
かけあしした (perfective)
kakeashi shita (perfective)
かけあしして (conjunctive)
kakeashi shite (conjunctive)
かけあしすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kakeashi sureba (conditional hypothetical)


野鴨

From 野(の) (no, “wild; field”) + 鴨(かも) (kamo, “duck”). The kamo changes to gamo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


いななく

ja-verb

いななく • (inanaku) ^(←いななく (inanaku)?)godan (stem いななき (inanaki), past いなないた (inanaita))

inanaku (romanization)
いななき (stem)
いなないた (past)
いななか
inanaka
いななき
inanaki
いななく
inanaku
いななけ
inanake
いななかれる (passive)
inanakareru (passive)
いななかせる (causative)
いななかす (causative)
inanakaseru (causative)
inanakasu (causative)
いななける (potential)
inanakeru (potential)
いななこう (volitional)
inanakō (volitional)
いななかない (negative)
inanakanai (negative)
いななかず (continuative negative)
inanakazu (continuative negative)
いななきます (formal)
inanakimasu (formal)
いなないた (perfective)
inanaita (perfective)
いなないて (conjunctive)
inanaite (conjunctive)
いななけば (conditional hypothetical)
inanakeba (conditional hypothetical)


和牛

和牛 (canonical)
wagyū (romanization)
wagiu (romanization)
わぎう (hiragana historical)

2019 May 12, “Chūgoku ‘wagyū bokujō’, kisha no hōmon ni piripiri ‘nani shi ni kita’ [China ‘wagyu ranch’ on edge during reporter’s visit: ‘what did you come here for?’]”, in Asahi Shimbun:

Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested men allegedly involved in transporting wagyu embryos to China illegally as well as a stock farmer who allegedly supplied the fertilized eggs.

和牛の受精卵などを中国へ不正に持ち出そうとしたとして、運搬に関わったとされる男性らや受精卵を提供したとされる畜産農家が大阪府警に逮捕される事件があった。

Wagyū no juseiran nado o Chūgoku e fusei ni mochidasō to shita to shite, unpan ni kakawatta to sareru dansei-ra ya juseiran o teikyō shita to sareru chikusan nōka ga Ōsaka fukei ni taiho sareru jiken ga atta.

wagyu (Japanese breeds of cattle prone to high fat production)


激走

ja-noun

激(げき)走(そう) • (gekisō) ^(←げきそう (gekisou)?)

激走 (canonical)
gekisō (romanization)
gekisou (romanization)
げきそう (hiragana historical)


激走

激走する (canonical)
gekisō suru (romanization)
gekisou (romanization)
激走し (stem)
激走した (past)
激走し
げきそうし
gekisō shi
激走する
げきそうする
gekisō suru
激走すれ
げきそうすれ
gekisō sure
激走せよ (imperative literary)
激走しろ (colloquial imperative)
げきそうせよ (imperative literary)
げきそうしろ (colloquial imperative)
gekisō seyo (imperative literary)
gekisō shiro (colloquial imperative)
激走される (passive)
げきそうされる (passive)
gekisō sareru (passive)
激走させる (causative)
激走さす (causative)
げきそうさせる (causative)
げきそうさす (causative)
gekisō saseru (causative)
gekisō sasu (causative)
激走できる (potential)
げきそうできる (potential)
gekisō dekiru (potential)
激走しよう (volitional)
げきそうしよう (volitional)
gekisō shiyō (volitional)
激走しない (negative)
げきそうしない (negative)
gekisō shinai (negative)
激走せず (continuative negative)
げきそうせず (continuative negative)
gekisō sezu (continuative negative)
激走します (formal)
げきそうします (formal)
gekisō shimasu (formal)
激走した (perfective)
げきそうした (perfective)
gekisō shita (perfective)
激走して (conjunctive)
げきそうして (conjunctive)
gekisō shite (conjunctive)
激走すれば (conditional hypothetical)
げきそうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
gekisō sureba (conditional hypothetical)


ちらがー

ちらがー or チラガー • (chiragā)

ちらがー (canonical)
チラガー (canonical)
chiragā (romanization)

[t͡ɕiɾa̠ɡa̠ː]

From Okinawan ちらがー (chiragā), cognate to Japanese つら (tsura, “face”) + Japanese かわ (kawa, “skin”).


馬番

(horse racing) number assigned to horses in a race


出走馬

[ɕɨsːo̞ːba̠]

(horse racing) horses participating in a race


うまごみ

From 馬(うま) (uma) + 込(こ)み (komi). The komi changes to gomi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

(especially horse racing) crowd of horses


馬群

馬群 (canonical)
bagun (romanization)
ばぐん (hiragana historical)


野芝

野芝 (canonical)
野芝 (canonical)
noshiba (romanization)


三連複

三(さん)連(れん)複(ぷく) • (sanrenpuku) ^(←さんれんぷく (sanrenpuku)?)

三連複 (canonical)
sanrenpuku (romanization)
さんれんぷく (hiragana historical)

[sã̠n̺ɾẽ̞mpɯ̟kɯ̟]

(horse racing) betting on the first 3 winning horses, in any order


三連単

三(さん)連(れん)単(たん) • (sanrentan) ^(←さんれんたん (sanrentan)?)

三連単 (canonical)
sanrentan (romanization)
さんれんたん (hiragana historical)

[sã̠n̺ɾẽ̞ntã̠ɴ]

(horse racing) betting on the first 3 winning horses, in order


豚鼻

Compound of 豚 (buta, “pig”) and 鼻 (hana, “nose”). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


おおあな

ōana (romanization)
ofoana (romanization)
おほあな (hiragana historical)

(horse racing) dark horse; or the money gained from successfully betting on a dark horse


女王蜂

女(じょ)王(おう)蜂(ばち) • (joōbachi) ^(←ぢよわうばち (dyowaubati)?)

女王蜂 (canonical)
joōbachi (romanization)
dyowaubati (romanization)
ぢよわうばち (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑo̞ːɯ̟ba̠t͡ɕi]

2005, 吉田忠晴, ニホンミツバチの社会をさぐる, 玉川大学出版部, →ISBN, page 58:

働き蜂の卵巣の発達は、女王蜂のフェロモンによって抑えられている。

Hatarakibachi no ransō no hattatsu wa, jōubachi no feromon ni yotte osaerarete iru.

The development of the worker bees’ ovaries is inhibited by the queen bee’s pheromones.


牡馬

2009, 河原谷創次郎, 天正戦国大戦 二, 学研パブリッシング, →ISBN, page 149:

前近代の日本の軍馬は、その多くが牡馬であったという。

Zenkindai no Nihon no gunba wa, sono ōku ga boba de atta to iu.

It is said that the majority of the warhorses in premodern Japan were male horses.


牡馬

牡馬 (canonical)
ouma (romanization)
wouma (romanization)
をうま (hiragana historical)

1911, 島崎藤村, 千曲川のスケッチ, 青空文庫:

ファラリイスの駒三十四頭、牝馬二百四十頭、牡馬まで合せて三百余頭の馬匹が列をつくって通過したのも、この原へ通う道だった。

Fararīsu no koma sanjūyontō, meuma nihyakuyonjittō, ouma made awasete sanbyaku-yotō no bahitsu ga retsu o tsukutte tsūka shita no mo, kono hara e kayou michi datta.

The road leading to this field was also where a total of more than three hundred horses—including the thirty-four Phalaris foals, the two hundred forty female horses, and the male horses—passed through in file.


牡馬

牡馬 (canonical)
oma (romanization)
woma (romanization)
をま (hiragana historical)

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.


はちのこ

hachinoko (romanization)
fatinoko (romanization)
はちのこ (hiragana historical)


松葉人参

松(まつ)葉(ば)人(にん)参(じん) or 松葉人参(マツバニンジン) • (matsuba ninjin)

松葉人参 (canonical)
松葉人参 (canonical)
matsuba ninjin (romanization)

[ma̠t͡sɨba̠ ɲ̟ĩɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

Literally, “pine needle ginseng”, 松葉(まつば) (matsuba) + 人参(にんじん) (ninjin, “carrot, gingseng”)