臍猪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
へそ
Hyōgai
いのしし
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of (heso, navel) +‎ (inoshishi, wild boar).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) そいのしし [hèsóíꜜnòshìshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [he̞so̞ino̞ɕiɕi]

Noun

(へそ)(いのしし) or 臍猪(ヘソイノシシ) • (hesoinoshishiへそゐのしし (fesowinosisi)?

  1. peccary

References

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