獺 — kanji meaning “otter”
獺
otter
- Meanings
- otter
- On'yomi
- ダツ (datsu)、タツ (tatsu)
- Kun'yomi
- うそ、かわ、かわうそ
- Strokes
- 19
- Classical radical
- 94
- Chinese reading
- tà, tǎ
Words with 獺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 川獺 | かわうそ kawauso | otter (Lutra lutra) |
| 海獺 | らっこ rakko | sea otter (Enhydra lutris) |
| 獺祭 | だっさい dassai | arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc. |
| 海獺 | うみうそ umiuso | sea lion |
| 小爪川獺 | こつめかわうそ kotsumekawauso | Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) |
| 日本川獺 | にほんかわうそ nihonkawauso | Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi) |
| 大獺 | おおかわうそ ookawauso | giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis); giant river otter |
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