蝦夷狼

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝦	夷	狼
えぞ		おおかみ Jinmeiyō
Jinmeiyō	Jinmeiyō
jukujikun		kun'yomi

Etymology

From 蝦夷 (Ezo) +‎ 狼 (ōkami, “wolf”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えぞおおかみ [èzóóꜜòkàmì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [e̞zo̞o̞ːka̠mʲi]

Noun

蝦夷(えぞ)狼(おおかみ) or 蝦夷狼(エゾオオカミ) • (Ezo ōkami) ^{←えぞおほかみ (Ezo ofokami)?}

1. Hokkaido wolf (†Canis lupus hattai)

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 エゾオオカミ.