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])
• 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.