カンガルー

かんがるー

noun

kangaroo

1. kangaroo

A large Australian marsupial that moves by hopping on its powerful hind legs and carries its young in a pouch.

カンガルーは袋(ふくろ)で赤(あか)ちゃんを育(そだ)てる。

Kangaroos raise their babies in their pouches.

動物園(どうぶつえん)でカンガルーを見(み)た。

I saw kangaroos at the zoo.

カンガルーは後(うし)ろ足(あし)で跳(は)ねる。

Kangaroos hop on their hind legs.

カンガルー is a loanword from English "kangaroo," referring to the large hopping marsupial native to Australia.

KEY VOCABULARY:

有袋類(ゆうたいるい): marsupial (the animal category)
袋(ふくろ): pouch
後(うし)ろ足(あし): hind legs
赤(あか)ちゃんカンガルー: baby kangaroo (joey)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

カンガルーが跳(は)ねる: a kangaroo hops
カンガルーの袋(ふくろ): kangaroo pouch
カンガルーを見(み)る: to see a kangaroo

CULTURAL NOTE:
Kangaroos are strongly associated with Australia in Japanese culture. The kanji 袋鼠(ふくろねずみ) (literally "pouch mouse") exists but is virtually never used; katakana is standard.

Related Words

Related: 動物(どうぶつ) (animal)

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Added 2026.1.16 12:32 · Revised 2026.6.5 5:07

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