Translation
jirafu-anterōpu means "Gerenuk" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.
It comes from English, "Giraffe Antelope."
jirafu-anterōpu is normally written with katakana, as ジラフアンテロープ.
jirafu-anterōpu written with hiragana is じらふあんてろーぷ.
jirafu-anterōpu does not have kanji. jirafu-anterōpu written with hiragana is じらふあんてろーぷ.
| Romaji | ji | ra | fu | a | n | te | roo | pu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katakana | ジ | ラ | フ | ア | ン | テ | ロ | ー | プ |
| Hiragana | じ | ら | ふ | あ | ん | て | ろ | ー | ぷ |
| Meaning | Giraffe | Antelope | |||||||
Orthography Notes
- jirafu-anteroopu is another way to romanize this word.
- ロー contains a long dash called the prolonged sound mark which makes the vowel of the syllable longer.
Synonyms
Beware: some kanji that are difficult to handwrite are easy to type on the computer, which may skew the usage statistics.