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): [ko̞kɯ̟̊ᵝkɯ̟ᵝʑiɾa̠]

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.

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