神楽蝙蝠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
神	楽	蝙	蝠
かぐら		こうもり
Grade: 3	Grade: 2	Hyōgai	Hyōgai
irregular		jukujikun

Alternative spelling
神樂蝙蝠 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 神楽(かぐら) (kagura, “kagura, sacred dance”) + 蝙蝠(こうもり) (kōmori, “bat”)

Noun

神楽(かぐら)蝙蝠(こうもり) or 神楽蝙蝠(カグラコウモリ) • (kagurakōmori) 

1. lesser great leaf-nosed bat, lesser roundleaf bat, Hipposideros turpis

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).