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