Chinese

Noun

貂熊

1. wolverine (Gulo gulo)

Synonyms

• 狼獾 (lánghuān)

Japanese

Etymology

From Nivkh к’узр̌ ‎(k’uzrš)^[1][2]

The kanji spelling is from Chinese 貂熊, and is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) くずり [kùzúrí] (Heiban - [0])^[3]
• IPA^(key): [kɯᵝzɯᵝɾi]

Noun

貂熊 ‎(hiragana くずり, katakana クズリ, romaji kuzuri)

1. Alternative spelling of 屈狸 ‎(“wolverine”)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as クズリ.

When spelled in kanji, the 屈狸 spelling appears to be more common.^[4]

References

1. ↑ 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112
2. ↑ 1984, 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, relevant text online here.
3. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
4. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan