Translation
The Japanese word for "Woodpecker" is kitsutsuki キツツキ.
Romaji | ki | tsu | tsu | ki |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hiragana | き | つ | つ | き |
Katakana | キ | ツ | ツ | キ |
Kanji | 啄木鳥 | |||
Meaning | Peck Tree Bird | |||
School Level | ✕, 小1, 小2 |
Loan-word
The word "Woodpecker" katakanized would be uddopekkā ウッドペッカー.
Romaji | u | ddo | pe | kkaa | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Katakana | ウ | ッ | ド | ペ | ッ | カ | ー |
Hiragana | う | っ | ど | ぺ | っ | か | ー |
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