カンガルー

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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kangaroo

Refers to the Australian marsupial. Common in everyday contexts.

オーストラリアでカンガルーを見みた。
I saw a kangaroo in Australia.

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Don't confuse with

ワラビー
ワラビー and カンガルー are both marsupials that hop on their hind legs, but カンガルー refers to the much larger kangaroo, while ワラビー is used for the smaller, similar-looking species.

Counted with

匹ひきN3
匹 is the everyday counter used for カンガルー in casual speech, much like for other small-to-medium animals.
頭とうN3
頭 is the more formal/zoological counter for カンガルー, reflecting its larger size compared to typical 匹-counted animals.

Word family

カンガルーネズミ
kangaroo rat
アカカンガルー
red kangaroo
クロカンガルー
western grey kangaroo; black-faced kangaroo; sooty kangaroo
ネズミカンガルー
rat kangaroo; potoroid
カンガルーケア
kangaroo care
キノボリカンガルー
tree kangaroo

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'kangaroo', ultimately from Guugu Yimithirr gangurru.