Translation

oran'ūtan means "Orangutan" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.

oran'ūtan is normally written with katakana, as オランウータン.
oran'ūtan written with hiragana is おらんうーたん.
oran'ūtan does not have kanji.
Romaji o ra n uu ta n
Katakana
Hiragana
Meaning Orang Utan

Orthography Notes

Synonyms

Scientific name: Pongo.

Further Reading