抹香鯨

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See also: 抹香鲸

Chinese

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

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Noun

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抹香鯨

  1. sperm whale

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
まつ > まっ
Grade: S
こう
Grade: 4
くじら
Grade: S
goon kun'yomi
 マッコウクジラ on Japanese Wikipedia
 マッコウクジラ上科 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of 抹香(まっこう) (makkō, incense) + (くじら) (kujira, whale).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(まっ)(こう)(くじら) or 抹香鯨(マッコウクジラ) (makkōkujiraまつかうくぢら (matukaukudira) or マツカウクヂラ (matukaukudira)?

  1. a sperm whale

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as マッコウクジラ.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN