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July 12, 2018
The Japanese Page Word of The Day - Deer

Beginner Word of the Day – 鹿 [deer]

The Japanese Page Word of The Day - Deer

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Word of the Day: July 12, 2018

鹿

noun | しか


MEANING: deer (shika)

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

奈良では、鹿が放し飼いにされています。

ならでは、しかがはなしがいにされています。
In Nara, deer roam freely. (nara dewa, shika ga hanashigai ni sarete imasu.)

NOTES:
[as for in Nara; deer; kept free; are allowed] Nara was an ancient capital of Japan. There are over a thousand deer roaming freely on the streets.

VOCABULARY:
奈良 【なら】 Nara (city in Japan)
で at; は (topic particle pronounced “wa”)
鹿 【しか】 deer
が (particle usually marking subject)
放し飼い 【はなしがい】 kept free; let (the deer) run free; pasturing
に (particle indicating location or act of some action)
されています allowed

 

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