ツチブタ
tsuchibuta
The Japanese word for aardvark is ツチブタ (tsuchibuta).
ツチブタ is a noun used to refer to the aardvark mammal.
Meaning: mammal (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
tsuchibuta
Did you know?
- The word ツチブタ is written in katakana, which is usually for foreign words, even though the words for 'earth' and 'pig' are native Japanese.
- The first part of ツチブタ can be written as the kanji 土, which is the same character used to denote 'Saturday' in the Japanese calendar.
- The Japanese word ツチブタ is a compound of ツチ meaning 'earth' or 'soil' and ブタ meaning 'pig'.
Examples in context
- ツチブタは珍しい動物です。Tsuchibuta wa mezurashii doubutsu desu.The aardvark is a rare animal.
- 動物園でツチブタを見ました。Doubutsuen de tsuchibuta o mimashita.I saw an aardvark at the zoo.
Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are looking at a book about animals.
- 美咲 Misaki見て、このツチブタは面白いね。Mite, kono tsuchibuta wa omoshiroi ne.Look, this aardvark is interesting, isn't it?
- 大翔 Hiroto本当だ。鼻がとても長いね。Hontou da. Hana ga totemo nagai ne.You're right. Its nose is very long.
- 美咲 Misakiツチブタはどこに住んでいるの？Tsuchibuta wa doko ni sunde iru no?Where do aardvarks live?
- 大翔 Hirotoたぶんアフリカに住んでいると思うよ。Tabun Afurika ni sunde iru to omou yo.I think they probably live in Africa.
