Translation
shina-usuiro-iruka means "Chinese White Dolphin" in English.
shina-usuiro-iruka written with kanji is 支那薄色海豚.
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.
shina-usuiro-iruka written with katakana is シナウスイロイルカ.
shina-usuiro-iruka written with hiragana is しなうすいろいるか.
shina-usuiro-iruka written with hiragana is しなうすいろいるか.
| Romaji | shi | na | u | su | i | ro | i | ru | ka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | し | な | う | す | い | ろ | い | る | か |
| Katakana | シ | ナ | ウ | ス | イ | ロ | イ | ル | カ |
| Kanji | 支 | 那 | 薄 | 色 | 海豚 | ||||
| Meaning | China | Thin | Color | Dolphin | |||||
| School Level | 小５ | 中 | 中 | 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: シナウスイロイルカ