鬼天竺鼠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬼	天	竺	鼠
おに Grade: S	てん Grade: 1	じく Jinmeiyō	ねずみ Hyōgai
kun'yomi	on'yomi		kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 鬼(おに) (oni, “ghost”) + 天竺鼠(てんじくねずみ) (tenjiku nezumi, “guinea pig”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [o̞ɲ̟i tẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑikɯ̟ ne̞zɨmʲi]

Noun

鬼(おに)天(てん)竺(じく)鼠(ねずみ) or 鬼天竺鼠(オニテンジクネズミ) • (oni tenjiku nezumi) ^{←おにてんぢくねずみ (oni tendiku nezumi)^?}

capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Synonym: カピバラ (kapibara)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as オニテンジクネズミ (oni tenjiku nezumi).