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ナガスクジラ (ながすくじら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ナガスクジラ

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Meanings

1

fin whale; finback whale; razorback whale

usually written using kana alone

A species of baleen whale (Balaenoptera physalus). The katakana form ナガスクジラ is the usual written form.

ナガスクジラは地ち球きゅう上じょうで二に番ばん目めに大おおきい動どう

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The fin whale is the second largest animal on Earth.

Kanji

長long, leader, superior
須ought, by all means, necessarily
鯨whale
簀rough mat (reeds)

Word family

シロナガスクジラ
blue whale

Written forms

ナガスクジラUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
長なが須す鯨くじら
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice. It is usually written in kana.
長なが簀す鯨くじら
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji variant; it is rarely used.

Etymology

The Japanese name ナガスクジラ (長須鯨) literally means 'long-whiskered whale', referring to the long baleen plates. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.