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ジャワ犀 (jawasai) Japanese meaning: Javan rhinoceros | Kotomora

ジャワ犀さい

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Meanings

1

Javan rhinoceros

Refers specifically to the species Rhinoceros sondaicus, a critically endangered rhinoceros native to Java.

ジャワ犀さいは絶ぜつ滅めつの危き機きに瀕ひんしている。
The Javan rhinoceros is on the brink of extinction.

Kanji

犀rhinoceros

Written forms

ジャワ犀さい
Standard kanji-katakana spelling for the Javan rhinoceros.
ジャワサイ
kana-only spelling
All-katakana spelling, common in general use and when the kanji 犀 is not needed.

Etymology

Compound of ジャワ (Java) and 犀 (rhinoceros).