Translation
kobito-iruka means "Tucuxi" in English.
kobito-iruka written with kanji is 小人海豚.
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 | ko | bi | to | i | ru | ka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | こ | び | と | い | る | か |
| Katakana | コ | ビ | ト | イ | ル | カ |
| Kanji | 小 | 人 | 海豚 | |||
| Meaning | Small | Person | Dolphin | |||
| School Level | 小１ | 小１ | 小２, 中 | |||
Orthography Notes
- hito ひと becomes bito びと in this word because of a change in pronunciation called rendaku.
- 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: コビトイルカ