Translation
handou-iruka means "Bottlenose Dolphin" in English.
handou-iruka written with kanji is 半道海豚.
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 | ha | n | do | u | i | ru | ka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | は | ん | ど | う | い | る | か |
| Katakana | ハ | ン | ド | ウ | イ | ル | カ |
| Kanji | 半 | 道 | 海豚 | ||||
| Meaning | Half | Way | Dolphin | ||||
| School Level | 小２ | 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.
Beware: some kanji that are difficult to handwrite are easy to type on the computer, which may skew the usage statistics.
Further Reading
Wikipedia: ハンドウイルカ