河海豚

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かわ
Grade: 5
Grade: 2 Grade: S
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spellings
河海豚 (kyūjitai)
川海豚

Etymology

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(kawa, river) +‎ 海豚 (iruka, dolphin), calque of English river dolphin.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) わいるか [kàwáíꜜrùkà] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠β̞a̠iɾɯ̟ka̠]

Noun

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河海豚(かわいるか) or 河海豚(カワイルカ) (kawairukaかはいるか (kafairuka)?

  1. a river dolphin

Derived terms

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