北極鯨

Japanese
Kanji in this term
北 極 鯨
ほく > ほっ
Grade: 2		 きょく
Grade: 4		 くじら
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 北(ほっ)極(きょく) (hokkyoku, “North Pole”) + 鯨(くじら) (kujira, “whale”).

Noun

北(ほっ)極(きょく)鯨(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

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.

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