針土竜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
針 土 竜
はり
Grade: 6 		もぐら
Grade: 1 Grade: S
kun'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
針土龍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 針(はり) (hari, “needle”) + 土竜(もぐら) (mogura, “mole”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) はりもぐら [hàrímóꜜgùrà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɾʲimo̞ɡɯ̟ɾa̠]

Noun

針(はり)土竜(もぐら) or 針土竜(ハリモグラ) • (harimogura) 

  1. short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus

References

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