日本狼

Japanese
Kanji in this term
日 本 狼
に
Grade: 1		 ほん
Grade: 1		 おおかみ
Jinmeiyō
nanori on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

From 日本 (Nihon, “Japan”) +‎ 狼 (ōkami, “wolf”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) にほんお​おかみ [nìhóń'óꜜòkàmì] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ihõ̞ɰ̃o̞ːka̠mʲi]

Noun

日(に)本(ほん)狼(おおかみ) or 日本狼(ニホンオオカミ) • (Nihon ōkami) ←にほんおほかみ (Nifon ofokami)?

  1. a Japanese wolf (†Canis lupus hodophilax)

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 ニホンオオカミ.

Synonyms
  • 山(やま)犬(いぬ) (yamainu, literally “mountain dog”; biologists consider this to be just a feral dog, but there has been some confusion in general usage)

References
  1. “日本狼”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. “日本狼”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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