小鯨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	鯨
こ Grade: 1	くじら Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
児鯨

Etymology

From 小 (ko, “small”) +‎ 鯨 (kujira, “whale”).

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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こくじら [kòkúꜜjìrà] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝʑiɾa̠]

Noun

小(こ)鯨(くじら) or 小鯨(コクジラ) • (kokujira) ^{←こくぢら (kokudira) or コクヂラ (kokudira)^?}

Synonym of 克鯨 (kokukujira, “gray whale”)

References

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

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

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