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N1 Noun

馴鹿(となかい)reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

        Usually written using kana alone, From Ainu “tunahkay”

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    馴鹿 【となかい】、トナカイ

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    • トナカイがサンタのソリを引(ひ)いています。

      The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) is pulling Santa's sleigh. {reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)}

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    • 蹄(ひづめ)が大(おお)きいことがトナカイの特徴(とくちょう)である。

      Having large hooves is a characteristic of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). {reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)}

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    • 馴鹿(となかい)はシカ科(か)の哺乳類(ほにゅうるい)で、雄(おす)も雌(めす)も角(つの)を持(も)っています。

      Reindeer, a mammal of the deer family, are unique in that both males and females have antlers. {reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)}

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

      That livestock being used for pulling sleds and transporting goods is a reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). {reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)}

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    • 雄(おす)の馴鹿(となかい)たちがメスを取(と)り合(あ)って角(つの)を付(つ)き合(あ)わせて戦(たたか)っています。

      The male reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) are fighting, locking their antlers together, vying for the females. {reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)}

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