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ニシゴリラ (にしゴリラ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ニシゴリラ

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Meanings

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noun

western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)

usually written using kana alone

Scientific/common name for the western gorilla species.

ニシゴリラはアフリカの熱ねっ帯たい雨う林りんに生せい息そくしている。
Western gorillas inhabit the tropical rainforests of Africa.

Written forms

ニシゴリラ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
西にしゴリラ
Kanji spelling is understandable but less common; the katakana form is preferred.

Kanji

西west, Spain

Similar words

ゴリラ
ゴリラ is the general term for gorilla; ニシゴリラ specifies the western gorilla species.

Etymology

From 西 (にし, 'west') + ゴリラ ('gorilla'), a direct translation of the English 'western gorilla'.