日本川獺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	本	川	獺
にち > に Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1	かわ Grade: 1	うそ Hyōgai
irregular	on'yomi	kun'yomi

Etymology

日本(にほん) (nihon, “Japan”) + 川獺(かわうそ) (kawauso, “otter”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にほんかわうそ [nìhóń káꜜwàùsò] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iho̞ŋ ka̠β̞a̠ɯ̟so̞]

Noun

日(に)本(ほん)川(かわ)獺(うそ) or 日本川獺(ニホンカワウソ) • (nihon kawauso) ^{←にほんかはうそ (nifonkafauso)?}

1. a Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).