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イワトビペンギン (いわとびペンギン) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

イワトビペンギン

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Meanings

1

noun

rockhopper penguin

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome). The name comes from its habit of hopping on rocks.

イワトビペンギンは、その名なの通とおり岩いわ場ばをピョンピョン跳はねる。
As its name suggests, the rockhopper penguin hops around on rocky terrain.
水すい族ぞく

館かん

で

イワトビペンギン

の

餌えさ

やり

を

見み

た

。

I saw the rockhopper penguins being fed at the aquarium.

Written forms

イワトビペンギン
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
岩いわ飛とびペンギン
Kanji spelling with 飛び; rarely used in practice.
岩いわ跳とびペンギン
Kanji spelling with 跳び; rarely used in practice.
岩いわ飛とびペンギン
Abbreviated kanji spelling; very rare.
岩跳いわとびペンギン
Abbreviated kanji spelling; very rare.

Kanji

岩boulder, rock, cliff
飛fly, skip (pages), scatter
跳hop, leap up, spring

Etymology

Compound of 岩飛び (iwa-tobi, 'rock-hopping') + ペンギン (pengin, 'penguin'), describing the bird's characteristic movement.