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ホッキョクギツネ (ほっきょくぎつね) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ホッキョクギツネ

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きょ

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ね

Meanings

1

noun

Arctic fox

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the animal Vulpes lagopus, native to Arctic regions. The katakana spelling is standard.

ホッキョクギツネは寒さむい地ち域いきに住すんでいる。
The Arctic fox lives in cold regions.
動どう物ぶつ園えんでホッキョクギツネを見みた

。

I saw an Arctic fox at the zoo.

Written forms

ホッキョクギツネ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this animal name; usually written in kana.
北ほっ極きょく狐ぎつね
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; learners will almost always encounter the katakana form.

Kanji

北north
極extreme, pole, extremely
狐fox

Similar words

キツネ
General term for fox; ホッキョクギツネ specifically refers to the Arctic fox species.
北ほっ極きょく
Means 'North Pole' or 'Arctic'; used as a prefix in many compound words.

Etymology

Compound of 北極 (ほっきょく, 'Arctic') and 狐 (きつね, 'fox'). The katakana spelling is typical for animal species names.