沖巨頭

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Japanese[edit]

 オキゴンドウ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
おき
Grade: 4
ご > ごん
Grade: S
とう > どう
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular

Etymology[edit]

(oki, open sea) +‎ 巨頭 (gondō, from 巨頭鯨 (gondōkujira, short-finned pilot whale))

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) きごんどー [òkígóꜜǹdòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [o̞kʲiɡõ̞ndo̞ː]

Noun[edit]

(おき)(ごん)(どう) or 沖巨頭(オキゴンドウ) (okigondō

  1. a false killer whale