児童鯨

Japanese
Kanji in this term
児 童 鯨
こ
Grade: 4		 く
Grade: 3		 くじら
Grade: S
on’yomi irregular kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
兒童鯨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

児童 (jidō, “pupil, student; juvenile”, ateji (当て字)) +‎ 鯨 (kujira, “whale”)
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Where the heck did the "ku" reading for 童 come from??”)

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) こくく​じら [kòkúkúꜜjìrà] (Nakadaka – [3])
    • IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟̊ᵝkɯ̟ᵝʑiɾa̠]

Noun

児(こ)童(く)鯨(くじら) • (kokukujira) ←こくくぢら (kokukudira)?

  1. Alternative spelling of 克鯨 (“gray whale”)

See also
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