克鯨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
克 鯨
こく
Grade: S 		くじら
Grade: S
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
児童鯨

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こくくじら [kòkúkúꜜjìrà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟̊kɯ̟ʑiɾa̠]

Noun

克(こく)鯨(くじら) or 克鯨(コククジラ) • (kokukujira) ←こくくぢら (kokukudira)?

  1. a gray whale
    Synonym: 小鯨 (kokujira)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as コククジラ (kokukujira).

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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