ホッキョクノウサギ

Meanings

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noun

Arctic hare

usually written using kana alone

Scientific name Lepus arcticus. Typically written in katakana as ホッキョクノウサギ.

ホッキョクノウサギは北ほっ極きょく圏けんに生せい息そくしている。
The Arctic hare inhabits the Arctic region.

北ほっ極きょく

+野の

+うさぎ

Written forms

ホッキョクノウサギ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
北ほっ極きょく野の兎うさぎ
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Etymology

Compound of 北極 (ほっきょく, 'North Pole, Arctic') + の (possessive particle) + 野兎 (のうさぎ, 'hare'). The kanji 野兎 is a direct translation of 'hare' (literally 'field rabbit').