Translation
shiro-iruka means "Beluga Whale" in English.
shiro-iruka written with kanji is 白海豚.
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 | shi | ro | i | ru | ka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | し | ろ | い | る | か |
| Katakana | シ | ロ | イ | ル | カ |
| Kanji | 白 | 海豚 | |||
| Meaning | White | Dolphin | |||
| School Level | 小１ | 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: Beluga_whale