北極鯨

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほく > ほっ
Grade: 2
きょく
Grade: 4
くじら
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (ほっ)(きょく) (hokkyoku, North Pole) + (くじら) (kujira, whale).

Noun

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(ほっ)(きょく)(くじら) or 北極鯨(ホッキョククジラ) (hokkyokukujiraほくきよくくぢら (fokukyokukudira) or ホクキヨククヂラ (fokukyokukudira)?

  1. a bowhead

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 ホッキョククジラ.