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    3. 北極鯨

    北極鯨

    北ほっ極きょく鯨くじら

    bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)

    NTNounAnimalsKanji Vocab36 strokes

    ほっきょくくじらホッキョククジラ

    Noun

    1.
    bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), Greenland right whale
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 36

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    Kanji that make up this word

    北
    きた…(5)
    north
    極
    きわ.める・きわ.まる・きわ.まり・きわ.み・き.める・-ぎ.め…(3)
    poles・settlement・conclusion・end・highest rank…(6)
    鯨
    くじら…(1)
    whale
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