Translation
madara-iruka means "Pantropical Spotted Dolphin" in English.
madara-iruka written with kanji is 斑海豚.
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 | ma | da | ra | i | ru | ka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | ま | だ | ら | い | る | か |
| Katakana | マ | ダ | ラ | イ | ル | カ |
| Kanji | 斑 | 海豚 | ||||
| Meaning | Spots | 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.
Trivia
- Madara iru ka? would be a way to ask if someone called Madara is around.
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: マダライルカ