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アカボウクジラ (あかぼうくじら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アカボウクジラ

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Meanings

1

noun

beaked whale; Cuvier's beaked whale

usually written using kana alone

Refers to beaked whales, especially Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris). A technical zoological term, but also used in general contexts.

アカボウクジラは深しん海かいに生せい息そくする。
Cuvier's beaked whale lives in the deep sea.
水すい族ぞく館かんでアカボウクジラの骨こっ

格かく

標ひょう

本ほん

を

見み

た

。

I saw a skeleton specimen of a beaked whale at the aquarium.

Written forms

アカボウクジラ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
赤あか坊ぼう鯨くじら
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

赤red
坊boy, priest's residence, priest
鯨whale

Etymology

The name アカボウクジラ literally means 'red-cap whale', likely from the reddish-brown coloration on the head of some individuals. The exact derivation is uncertain.