克鯨

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Japanese

 コククジラ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
こく
Grade: S
くじら
Grade: S
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
児童鯨

Pronunciation

Noun

(こく)(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.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN