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抹香鯨

抹香鯨

See also: 抹香鲸

Chinese

powder incense whale
trad. (抹香鯨) 抹香
simp. (抹香鲸) 抹香

Noun

抹香鯨

  1. sperm whale

Japanese

Pronunciation

Kanji in this term
まつ > まっ
Grade: S
こう
Grade: S
くじら
Grade: S
  • (Tokyo) っこうくじら [màkkóókúꜜjìrà] (Nakadaka - [5])
  • IPA(key): [ma̠k̚ko̞ːkɯᵝd͡ʑiɾ̠a̠]

Noun

抹香鯨 (hiragana まっこうくじら, katakana マッコウクジラ, romaji makkōkujira, historical hiragana まつかうくぢら)

  1. a sperm whale