Translation
arari-iruka means "Pantropical Spotted Dolphin" in English.
arari-iruka written with kanji is 安良里海豚.
These are jouyou kanji 常用漢字, taught in junior high, chuugakkou 中学校.
These are jouyou kanji 常用漢字, taught in junior high, chuugakkou 中学校.
| Romaji | a | ra | ri | i | ru | ka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | あ | ら | り | い | る | か |
| Katakana | ア | ラ | リ | イ | ル | カ |
| Kanji | 安良里 | 海豚 | ||||
| Meaning | Arari | Dolphin | ||||
| School Level | 小３, 小４, 小２ | 小２, 中 | ||||
Orthography Notes
- iruka is a jukujikun 熟字訓 reading for 海豚 in this word. That is: those kanji are only read that way when they come together like that.
Trivia
- Arari is the name of a village in Nishiizu.
Synonyms
Beware: some kanji that are difficult to handwrite are easy to type on the computer, which may skew the usage statistics.
Further Reading
Wikipedia: アラリイルカ