カンガルー

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

Etymology

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