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ヤマアラシ (やまあらし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
noun
porcupine ; hedgehog
usually written using kana alone
Refers to both porcupines and hedgehogs in Japanese; context or additional modifiers (e.g., ハリネズミ for hedgehog) may distinguish them. The word is usually written in kana.
動どう
物ぶつ
園えん
で
ヤマアラシ
を
見み
た
。
I saw a porcupine at the zoo.
Written forms ヤマアラシ Usage 84%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this animal name; usually written in kana.
やまあらし Usage 16%
Hiragana spelling, also used.
山やま 荒あらし
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
山やま 荒あ らし
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
豪猪やまあらし
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
山やま 荒あら し
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Kanji 豪 overpowering, great, powerful Etymology Compound of 山 (yama, 'mountain') and 荒らし (arashi, 'roughness' or 'storm'), possibly from the animal's bristly appearance. The exact derivation is uncertain.
boar
