日本狼

Japanese

日本狼 (Nihon ōkami): a taxidermied specimen of a Japanese wolf.

Kanji in this term
日	本	狼
に Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1	おおかみ Jinmeiyō
nanori	on'yomi	kun'yomi

Etymology

From 日本 (Nihon, “Japan”) +‎ 狼 (ōkami, “wolf”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にほんおおかみ [nìhóń'óꜜòkàmì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ihõ̞ɰ̃o̞ːka̠mʲi]

Noun

日(に)本(ほん)狼(おおかみ) or 日本狼(ニホンオオカミ) • (Nihon ōkami) ^{←にほんおほかみ (Nifon ofokami)?}

1. a Japanese wolf (†Canis lupus hodophilax)

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 ニホンオオカミ.

Synonyms

• 山(やま)犬(いぬ) (yamainu, literally “mountain dog”; biologists consider this to be just a feral dog, but there has been some confusion in general usage)