コヨーテ
koyōte[ko̞jo̞ːte̞]
The English word coyote is translated into Japanese as コヨーテ (koyōte).
コヨーテ is a noun used to refer to the coyote, a type of canine.
Meaning: canine (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is koyōte.
Did you know?
- The word コヨーテ is borrowed from Spanish, which originally took the word from the Nahuatl language spoken by the Aztecs.
- The word コヨーテ is written in katakana, the script used for foreign words, because coyotes are not native to Japan.
- The Japanese word for 'wolf' is オオカミ, but because coyotes are not indigenous, they are referred to by the loanword コヨーテ rather than a modified version of the word for wolf.
Examples in context
- コヨーテは北米に住んでいます。Koyōte wa hokumei ni sunde imasu.Coyotes live in North America.
- あのコヨーテはとても速いです。Ano koyōte wa totemo hayai desu.That coyote is very fast.
- 図鑑でコヨーテについて調べました。Zukan de koyōte ni tsuite shirabemashita.I looked up information about coyotes in a guidebook.
Example conversation
Yui and Ren are looking at a guidebook about North American wildlife.
- 結衣 Yuiこの動物はコヨーテですか？Kono dōbutsu wa koyōte desu ka?Is this animal a coyote?
- 蓮 Renはい、コヨーテですよ。Hai, koyōte desu yo.Yes, it's a coyote.
- 結衣 Yui犬に似ていますね。Inu ni nite imasu ne.It looks like a dog, doesn't it?
- 蓮 Renそうですね。似ています。Sō desu ne. Nite imasu.True. They are similar.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “coyote” translations and entries コヨーテ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries コヨーテ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
