小鯨

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
くじら
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
児鯨

Etymology

From (ko, small) +‎ (kujira, whale).

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Pronunciation

Noun

()(くじら) or 小鯨(コクジラ) (kokujiraこくぢら (kokudira) or コクヂラ (kokudira)?

  1. Synonym of 克鯨 (kokukujira, gray whale)

References

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