鬚鯨
See also: 须鲸
Chinese edit
beard; moustache | whale | ||
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trad. (鬚鯨) | 鬚 | 鯨 | |
simp. (须鲸) | 须 | 鲸 | |
anagram | 鯨鬚/鲸须 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
鬚鯨
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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鬚 | 鯨 |
ひげ Hyōgaiji |
くじら Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Etymology edit
From 鬚 (hige, “beard”) + 鯨 (kujira, “whale”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
鬚鯨 or 鬚鯨 • (higekujira) ←ひげくぢら (figekudira)?
Usage notes edit
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヒゲクジラ.