Translation
kogashira-nezumi-iruka means "Gulf Porpoise" in English.
kogashira-nezumi-iruka is normally written with katakana, as コガシラネズミイルカ.
kogashira-nezumi-iruka written with hiragana is こがしらねずみいるか.
kogashira-nezumi-iruka written with hiragana is こがしらねずみいるか.
| Romaji | ko | ga | shi | ra | ne | zu | mi | i | ru | ka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | こ | が | し | ら | ね | ず | み | い | る | か |
| Katakana | コ | ガ | シ | ラ | ネ | ズ | ミ | イ | ル | カ |
| Kanji | 小 | 頭 | 鼠海豚 | |||||||
| Meaning | Small | Head | Harbor Porpoise | |||||||
| School Level | 小１ | 小２ | ✕, 小２, 中 | |||||||
Orthography Notes
- kashira かしら becomes gashira がしら 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.
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