北極鯨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
北	極	鯨
ほく > ほっ Grade: 2	きょく Grade: 4	くじら Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 北(ほっ)極(きょく) (hokkyoku, “North Pole”) + 鯨(くじら) (kujira, “whale”).

Noun

北(ほっ)極(きょく)鯨(くじら) or 北極鯨(ホッキョククジラ) • (hokkyokukujira) ^{←ほくきよくくぢら (fokukyokukudira) or ホクキヨククヂラ (fokukyokukudira)?}

1. a bowhead

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 ホッキョククジラ.