白海豚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白 海 豚
しろ
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Etymology

白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 海豚 (iruka, “dolphin”, jukujikun (熟字訓))

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) しろい​るか [shìróíꜜrùkà] (Nakadaka – [3])
    • IPA(key): [ɕiɾo̞iɾɯ̟ᵝka̠]

Noun

白海豚 (hiragana しろいるか, katakana シロイルカ, rōmaji shiroiruka)

  1. a beluga whale
    Synonym: ベルーガ (berūga)
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