川獺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
川	獺
かわ Grade: 1	うそ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
獺

Etymology 1

From 川 (kawa, “river”) +‎ 獺 (uso, “otter”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かわうそ [kàwáúsó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ka̠β̞a̠ɯ̟so̞]

Noun

川(かわ)獺(うそ) or 川獺(カワウソ) • (kawauso) ^{←かはうそ (kafauso)^?}

a river otter (mammal)

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 カワウソ (kawauso).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
川	獺
かわ Grade: 1	おそ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
獺

Alteration of kawauso above.

Noun

川(かわ)獺(おそ) or 川獺(カワオソ) • (kawaoso) ^{←かはをそ (kafawoso)^?}

a river otter (mammal)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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