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白鹿毛 (しろかげ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

白しろ鹿か毛げ

Meanings

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noun

whitish fawn (horse coat color)

Technical term used in equine contexts to describe a light, whitish fawn coat color.

その馬うまは白しろ鹿か毛げの美うつくしい毛け並なみをしている。
That horse has a beautiful whitish fawn coat.

Kanji

白white
鹿deer
毛fur, hair, feather

Etymology

Compound of 白 (しろ, 'white') and 鹿毛 (かげ, 'fawn color', from 鹿 (か) 'deer' + 毛 (け) 'hair/fur'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.