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ハイイロギツネ (はいいろぎつね) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ハイイロギツネ

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Meanings

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gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

usually written using kana alone

A species of fox native to North and Central America. The katakana form ハイイロギツネ is standard in biological contexts.

ハイイロギツネは木き登のぼりが得とく意いなキツネの一いっ種しゅです

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The gray fox is a type of fox that is good at climbing trees.

Kanji

灰ashes, puckery juice, cremate
色color
狐fox

Built from

灰はい色いろ+きつね

Written forms

ハイイロギツネ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for animal names; usually written in kana.
灰はい色いろ狐ぎつね
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the animal name is normally written in katakana.

Etymology

Compound of 灰色 (はいいろ, 'gray') + 狐 (きつね, 'fox'). The katakana spelling follows the convention for animal species names.