rhinoceros
Refers to the animal; commonly written in katakana.
動物園でサイを見た。
I saw a rhinoceros at the zoo.
rhinoceros hide · Chinese lacquerware technique with a mottled finish
rhinoceros horn
hornbill
white rhinoceros
Standard katakana spelling for rhinoceros.
Kanji form is rare; the word is usually written in katakana.
The Japanese word サイ is derived from the English 'rhinoceros' or possibly from the Latin 'rhinoceros', adapted into katakana. The kanji 犀 is a Chinese character for rhinoceros, but its use is rare in modern Japanese.