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])
• 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)