イルカ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
Pitch accent
ルカ
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Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
beluga (Delphinapterus leucas); white whale; beluga whale
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena); harbour porpoise; common porpoise
dolphin hunting; dolphin fishing
short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)
dolphin hunting; dolphin fishing
dolphin hunting; dolphin fishing
river dolphin
Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)
striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica)
Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis)
Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)
Haviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)
Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei); Sarawak dolphin
tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis)
pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)
rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis)
Delphinus (constellation); the Dolphin
Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene)
Examples (4 in total)
Dolphins are curious.
Tom swam with the dolphins.
Is it safe to swim with a wild dolphin?