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克鯨

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Japanese

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 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

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Noun

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(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

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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

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