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ホッキョクノウサギ (ほっきょくのうさぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ホッキョクノウサギ

Meanings

1

noun

Arctic hare

usually written using kana alone

Scientific name Lepus arcticus. Typically written in katakana as ホッキョクノウサギ.

ホッキョクノウサギは北ほっ極きょく圏けんに生せい息そくしている。
The Arctic hare inhabits the Arctic region.

Written forms

ホッキョクノウサギ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
北ほっ極きょく野の兎うさぎ
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

北north
極

extreme, pole, extremely

野plains, field, rustic

兎rabbit, hare

Etymology

Compound of 北極 (ほっきょく, 'North Pole, Arctic') + の (possessive particle) + 野兎 (のうさぎ, 'hare'). The kanji 野兎 is a direct translation of 'hare' (literally 'field rabbit').