くじら
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Wal; Cetacea
2. Kujira・jaku (Längenmaß von etwa 38cm; Abk. für kujira・jaku鯨尺)
Pitch accent
じら
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Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
Walfisch; (lat.)Cetus (ein Sternbild der Äquatorzone)
Pottwal; Physeter macrocephalus
Wildschweinfleisch; Wild (wörtl. Bergwal; Tabuwort für das nach buddh. Regeln verbotene Fleisch)
Examples (8 in total)
Have you ever seen a whale?
It was believed that whales were fish.
Most whales feed on plankton.