コーギー
kōgī
The Japanese word for corgi is コーギー (kōgī), which is an ellipsis of the Welsh corgi.
Meaning: ellipsis of Welsh corgi (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
kōgī
Did you know?
- Japanese internet culture often refers to corgis as おしり (butt) dogs because their rounded hindquarters are considered a defining and cute feature.
- While コーギー is the standard name, Japanese owners often use the affectionate diminutive コーギちゃん to refer to their pets.
- In Japanese, names of foreign animals are often written in Katakana, the script used for loanwords, rather than the native Kanji or Hiragana scripts.
Examples in context
- 可愛いコーギー！Cute corgi!
- コーギーは足が短いです。Kōgī wa ashi ga mijikai desu.Corgis have short legs.
- あそこにコーギーがいますよ。Asoko ni Kōgī ga imasu yo.There is a corgi over there.
- コーギーを飼いたいです。Kōgī o kaitai desu.I want to keep a corgi.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at a dog park.
- 大翔 Hiroto陽葵、あのコーギー、可愛くない？Himari, ano Kōgī, kawaikunai?Himari, isn't that corgi cute?
- 陽葵 Himari本当！大翔くんもそう思う？Hontō! Hiroto-kun mo sō omou?Really! Do you think so too, Hiroto?
- 大翔 Hirotoうん、すごく元気そうだね。Un, sugoku genki sō da ne.Yeah, it looks very energetic.
- 陽葵 Himariコーギーって本当に愛らしいわ。Kōgī tte hontō ni airashii wa.Corgis are truly lovely.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “corgi” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
