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”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こく​じら [kòkúꜜjìrà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝʑiɾa̠]

Noun

小(こ)鯨(くじら) • (kokujira) ←こくぢら (kokudira)?

  1. Synonym of 克鯨 (kokukujira, “gray whale”)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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