アライグマ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

raccoon; common raccoon

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the animal Procyon lotor. Usually written in katakana.

〈場ば所しょ〉にアライグマが出でるfor a raccoon to appear/show up in a place
最さい近きん、住じゅう宅たく街がいにアライグマが出でるようになった。
Lately, raccoons have started appearing in residential neighborhoods.
アライグマを駆く除じょするto exterminate/cull raccoons
農のう家かでは被ひ害がいを防ふせぐためにアライグマを駆く除じょしている。
Farmers are culling raccoons to prevent crop damage.

狸たぬき
アライグマ (raccoon) is a North American species with a ringed tail, while 狸 (tanuki) is the native Japanese raccoon dog, a distinct canine species often confused with it due to similar appearance.

匹ひきN3
counter for small animals · counter for rolls of cloth · archaic counter for horses · roll of cloth

アライグマUsage62%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard; the word is usually written in kana.
洗あらい熊ぐまUsage25%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; the word is usually written in kana.
あらいぐまUsage12%
Hiragana spelling, also common.
浣あらい熊ぐまUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form.
洗あらい熊ぐま
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form.

From 洗い (arai, 'washing') + 熊 (kuma, 'bear'), referring to the raccoon's habit of washing its food. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.