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ヤマクジラ
Meanings
Noun
1. wild boar meat;
(lit.)
mountain whale
from when eating animal meat was considered taboo (pre-Meiji)
Alt. forms
山
やま
鯨
くじら
やまくじら
ヤマクジラ
Pitch accent
ヤ
マク
ジラ
Composed of
ヤマ
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
クジラ
whale (Cetacea spp.)