Translation
kama-iruka means "Pacific White-Sided Dolphin" in English.
kama-iruka written with kanji is 鎌海豚.
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 | ka | ma | i | ru | ka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | か | ま | い | る | か |
| Katakana | カ | マ | イ | ル | カ |
| Kanji | 鎌 | 海豚 | |||
| Meaning | Scythe | Dolphin | |||
| School Level | 中 | 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: カマイルカ