イルカ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
beluga (Delphinapterus leucas); white whale; beluga whale
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena); harbour porpoise; common porpoise
dolphin hunting; dolphin fishing
short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)
Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)
Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii); skunk dolphin; panda dolphin
dolphin hunting; dolphin fishing
dolphin hunting; dolphin fishing
river dolphin
striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica)
Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis)
Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)
Haviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)
Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei); Sarawak dolphin
tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis)
pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)
rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis)
Delphinus (constellation); the Dolphin
Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene)
Examples (4 in total)
Dolphins are curious.
Tom swam with the dolphins.
Is it safe to swim with a wild dolphin?