Translation
The Japanese word for "Crocodile" is wani ワニ.
| Romaji | wa | ni |
|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | わ | に |
| Katakana | ワ | ニ |
| Kanji | 鰐 | |
| School Level | ✕ | |
Loan-word
The word "Crocodile" katakanized would be kurokodairu クロコダイル.
| Romaji | ku | ro | ko | da | i | ru |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katakana | ク | ロ | コ | ダ | イ | ル |
| Hiragana | く | ろ | こ | だ | い | る |
Trivia
- The word for "crocodile tears" in Japanese would be either sora-namida 空涙, "sky/hollow/fake tears," or uso-naki 嘘泣き, "lying cry."
Beware: some kanji that are difficult to handwrite are easy to type on the computer, which may skew the usage statistics.
Further Reading
Wikipedia: Crocodile