ラッコ

Written forms

• ラッコUsage79%
  kana-only spelling

  Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.

• らっこUsage21%

  Hiragana spelling, also common.

• 海獺らっこ
  rarely-used kanji form

  Rare kanji form using characters for 'sea' and 'otter'.

• 猟らっ虎こ
  rarely-used kanji form

  Rare kanji form using characters for 'hunting' and 'tiger'.

• 海猟らっこ
  rarely-used kanji form

  Rare kanji form using characters for 'sea' and 'hunting'.

• 獺虎らっこ
  rarely-used kanji form

  Rare kanji form using characters for 'otter' and 'tiger'.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ainu rakko, meaning 'sea otter'.