In Japanese, "dolphin" is イルカ (iruka). It is a noun pronounced "ee-roo-kah".
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イルカ is written in katakana. Romanised as iruka, it sounds roughly like "ee-roo-kah" to an English ear.
子供たちはイルカを見て喜んでいます。
Kodomotachi wa Iruka wo mite yorokondeimasu.
The children are delighted to see the dolphin.
Iruka (イルカ) is the Japanese word for dolphin. Animal vocabulary is engaging for learners and appears frequently in games, zoos, farms, and nature programs.
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Buy on Steamイルカ is romanised as iruka. Say it roughly like "ee-roo-kah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
イルカ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
イルカ is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.
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