サバンナ

also: サバナ · サヴァンナ · サヴァナ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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savanna; savannah

Refers to the tropical or subtropical grassland ecosystem with scattered trees, typically in Africa or similar regions.

サバンナに生せい息そくするto inhabit the savanna
ライオンはサバンナに生せい息そくしている。
Lions inhabit the savanna.
サバンナを横おう断だんするto cross the savanna
動どう物ぶつの群むれがサバンナを横おう断だんしていく。
The herd of animals crosses the savanna.
サバンナが広ひろがるfor a savanna to stretch out (over an area)
地ち平へい線せんまでサバンナが広ひろがっている。
The savanna stretches all the way to the horizon.

草そう原げんN1
草原 is the general word for grassland or prairie anywhere, while サバンナ specifically denotes the tropical grassland with scattered trees found in regions like Africa.

ジャングル
ジャングル refers to dense tropical forest, the opposite landscape type from the open, sparsely-treed サバンナ.

サバンナUsage64%
Standard katakana spelling; the most common form.
サバナUsage30%
Alternate spelling without the geminate consonant; also used.
サヴァンナUsage5%
search-only kana form
Search-only kana form reflecting the English 'v' sound.

Borrowed from English 'savanna' or 'savannah', ultimately from Spanish 'sabana', which is derived from Taíno 'zabana'.