抹香鯨

See also: 抹香鲸

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

抹香鯨

  1. sperm whale

Japanese

Kanji in this term
抹 香 鯨
まつ > まっ
Grade: S
こう
Grade: 4
くじら
Grade: S

Etymology

抹香 (makkō, “incense”) +‎ 鯨 (kujira, “whale”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まっこーく​じら [màkkóókúꜜjìrà] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ma̠k̚ko̞ːkɯ̟ᵝʑiɾa̠]

Noun

抹(まっ)香(こう)鯨(くじら) • (makkōkujira) ←まつかうくぢら (matukaukudira)?

  1. a sperm whale
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