The Japanese word elephant is zou (traditional Japanese) and elephant tusk is zou no kiba.
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| Romanji | Kanji | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant ぞう | Zou | 象 | |
| Elephant tusk ぞうのきば | Zou no kiba | 象の牙 | |
| African elephant アフリカぞう | Afurika zou | アフリカ象 | |
| Indian elephant インドぞう | Indo zou | インド象 |
Facts about elephants in Japan
Elephants are not native to Japan, but you can see them in zoo’s. Sadly, most of the ones in Japan live in isolation in small cramped up spaces which are basically concrete prisons.
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