川獺

Japanese
Kanji in this term
川 獺
かわ
Grade: 1		 うそ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
獺

Etymology 1

From 川 (kawa, “river”) +‎ 獺 (uso, “otter”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かわうそ [kàwáúsó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ɯ̟ᵝso̞]

Noun

川(かわ)獺(うそ) or 川獺(カワウソ) • (kawauso) ←かはうそ (kafauso)?

  1. an otter (mammal)
Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カワウソ.

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
川 獺
かわ
Grade: 1		 おそ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
獺

Alteration of kawauso above.

Noun

川(かわ)獺(おそ) or 川獺(カワオソ) • (kawaoso) ←かはをそ (kafawoso)?

  1. an otter (mammal)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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