Translation

The Japanese word for "Koala" is koara コアラ, a katakanization.
Another word for "Koala" is komoriguma 子守熊.

Romaji ko a ra
Katakanaコアラ
Hiraganaこあら
Romaji ko mo ri gu ma
Hiraganaこもりぐま
Katakanaコモリグマ
Kanji 子 守 熊
Meaning Babysitter Bear
School Level 小1 小3 中

Synonyms

Further Reading

Wikipedia: Koala (コアラ)