Translation
hejjihoggu means "Hedgehog" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.
- hari-nezumi means "Hedgehog" and includes the word nezumi ネズミ, which means "Rat" in Japanese. Note, however, that Hedgehogs are not rodents. Porcupines are rodents. And they're totally unrelated.
hejjihoggu is normally written with katakana, as ヘッジホッグ.
hejjihoggu written with hiragana is へっじほっぐ.
hejjihoggu does not have kanji. hejjihoggu written with hiragana is へっじほっぐ.
| Romaji | he | jji | ho | ggu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katakana | ヘ | ッ | ジ | ホ | ッ | グ |
| Hiragana | へ | っ | じ | ほ | っ | ぐ |
| Meaning | Hedge | Hog | ||||
Orthography Notes
- ッジ and ッグ contain a small tsu ッ which makes the consonant of the syllable longer.
Synonyms
Scientific name: Erinaceinae.
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