Vocab Info

N1 Noun

馴鹿(となかい)reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

        Usually written using kana alone, From Ainu “tunahkay”

    All Forms

    馴鹿 【となかい】トナカイ

    Details

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • トナカイがサンタのソリを()いています。

      Reindeer are pulling Santa's sleigh.

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    • (ひづめ)(おお)きいことがトナカイ特徴(とくちょう)である。

      Large hooves are a characteristic of reindeer.

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    • 馴鹿(となかい)はシカ()哺乳類(ほにゅうるい)で、(おす)(めす)(つの)()っています。

      Reindeer are mammals in the deer family, and males and females both have horns.

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    • そり()きや荷物(にもつ)運搬(うんぱん)などに使(つか)われているあの家畜(かちく)馴鹿(となかい)である。

      That livestock being used for pulling sleds and transporting goods is a reindeer.

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    • (おす)馴鹿(となかい)たちがメスを()()って(つの)()()わせて(たたか)っています。

      The male reindeer are fighting, locking their antlers together, vying for the females.

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