北極鯨

Chinese

		the North Pole	whale
trad. (北極鯨)		北極	鯨
simp. (北极鲸)		北极	鲸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běijíjīng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: běijíjīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: běijíjing
  - Wade–Giles: pei³-chi²-ching¹
  - Yale: běi-jí-jīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beeijyijing
  - Palladius: бэйцзицзин (bɛjcziczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

北極鯨

bowhead; polar whale (Classifier: 頭／头 m; 條／条 m; 隻／只 m)

Synonyms

弓頭鯨／弓头鲸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
北	極	鯨
ほく > ほっ Grade: 2	きょく Grade: 4	くじら Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 北(ほっ)極(きょく) (hokkyoku, “North Pole”) + 鯨(くじら) (kujira, “whale”).

Noun

北(ほっ)極(きょく)鯨(くじら) or 北極鯨(ホッキョククジラ) • (hokkyokukujira) ^{←ほくきよくくぢら (fokukyokukudira) or ホクキヨククヂラ (fokukyokukudira)^?}

a bowhead

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ホッキョククジラ (hokkyokukujira).