Chinese

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white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
dolphin
trad. (白海豚) 海豚
simp. #(白海豚) 海豚

Pronunciation

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Noun

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白海豚

  1. white dolphin, especially Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis)

Japanese

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 シロイルカ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
しろ
Grade: 1
いるか
Grade: 2 Grade: S
irregular
Alternative spelling
白海豚 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(shiro, white) +‎ 海豚 (iruka, dolphin, jukujikun (熟字訓))

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しろ)海豚(いるか) or 白海豚(シロイルカ) (shiroiruka

  1. a beluga whale
    Synonym: ベルーガ (berūga)