赤坊鯨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
赤	坊	鯨
あか Grade: 1	ぼう Grade: S	くじら Grade: S
kun’yomi	goon	kun’yomi

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from 赤(あか)ん坊(ぼう) (akanbō, “baby”) + 鯨(くじら) (kujira, “whale”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あかぼーく​じら [àkábóókúꜜjìrà] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠bo̞ːkɯ̟ᵝʑiɾa̠]

Noun

赤(あか)坊(ぼう)鯨(くじら) or 赤坊鯨(アカボウクジラ) • (akabōkujira) ^{←あかばうくぢら (akabaukudira) or アカバウクヂラ (akabaukudira)?}

1. a Cuvier's beaked whale

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 アカボウクジラ.