The word for armadillo in Japanese is yoroi nezumi and arumajiro (English loanword). The kanji for yoroi nezumi – 鎧鼠 – directly translates to ‘armored rat’. However, yoroi nezumi is hardly ever used and instead the Japanese most commonly use the English loanword – arumajiro (アルマジロ).
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| Romanji | Kanji | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Armadillo よろいねずみ | Yoroi nezumi | 鎧鼠 | |
| Armadillo English loanword アルマジロ | Arumajiro | None |
