Translation
hoojiro-musasabi means "Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel" in English.
hoojiro-musasabi is normally written with katakana, as ホオジロムササビ.
hoojiro-musasabi written with hiragana is ほおじろむささび.
hoojiro-musasabi written with hiragana is ほおじろむささび.
| Romaji | ho | o | ji | ro | mu | sa | sa | bi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | ほ | お | じ | ろ | む | さ | さ | び |
| Katakana | ホ | オ | ジ | ロ | ム | サ | サ | ビ |
| Kanji | 頬 | 白 | 鼯鼠 | |||||
| Meaning | Cheek | White | Flying Squirrel | |||||
| School Level | ✕ | 小１ | ✕, ✕ | |||||
Orthography Notes
- shiro しろ becomes jiro じろ in this word because of a change in pronunciation called rendaku.
Synonyms
Scientific name: Petaurista leucogenys.
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