やまくじら
Meanings
Noun
1. wild boar meat; (lit.) mountain whale
from when eating animal meat was considered taboo (pre-Meiji)
Kanji used
mountain
whale
Pitch accent
まく
じら
Composed of
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
whale (Cetacea spp.)