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シロフクロウ (しろふくろう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

シロフクロウ

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う

Meanings

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noun

snowy owl

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the bird species Bubo scandiacus. The katakana spelling is standard in Japanese.

北ほっ海かい道どうでシロフクロウを見みた。
I saw a snowy owl in Hokkaido.

Written forms

シロフクロウ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
白しろ梟ふくろうUsage100%
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

白white
梟

owl, expose

Etymology

Compound of 白 (shiro, 'white') + 梟 (fukurō, 'owl'). The katakana spelling is conventional for animal names.