長須鯨

長須鯨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
長	須	鯨
なが Grade: 2	す Grade: S	くじら Grade: S

Alternative forms

• 長簀鯨
• 長鬚鯨

Etymology

長 (naga, “long”) +‎ 鬚 (su, “beard”) +‎ 鯨 (kujira, “whale”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ながすく​じら [nàgásúkúꜜjìrà] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ɡa̠sɨ̥ᵝkɯ̟ᵝʑiɾa̠]

Noun

長須鯨 (hiragana ながすくじら, katakana ナガスクジラ, rōmaji nagasukujira, historical hiragana ながすくぢら, historical katakana ナガスクヂラ)

1. a fin whale

See also

• 白 (シロ)長 (ナガ)須 (ス)鯨 (クジラ) (shironagasukujira)
• 鬚 (ヒゲ)鯨 (クジラ) (higekujira)