In Japanese, "narwhal" is イッカク (ikkaku). It is a noun pronounced "ee-kkah-koo".
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イッカク is written in katakana. Romanised as ikkaku, it sounds roughly like "ee-kkah-koo" to an English ear.
イッカクが草原を走っています。
Ikkaku ga sogen wo hashitte imasu.
A narwhal is running across the field.
Ikkaku (イッカク) is the Japanese word for narwhal. Animal vocabulary is engaging for learners and appears frequently in games, zoos, farms, and nature programs.
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Buy on Steamイッカク is romanised as ikkaku. Say it roughly like "ee-kkah-koo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
イッカク 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.
イッカク is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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