鯨

whale

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ゲイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

くじら

Stroke Order

19 / 19

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:19

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1486

Vocabulary

ゲイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
捕鯨	ホゲイ	whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
鯨肉	ゲイニク	whale meat
鯨飲	ゲイイン	drinking hard; drinking like a fish
鯨油	ゲイユ	whale oil
捕鯨船	ホゲイセン	whaling ship; whaler; whale catcher

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
鯨	クジラ	whale (Cetacea spp.)
鯨	くじら	whale (Cetacea spp.)
鯨肉	くじらにく	whale meat
鯨油	くじらあぶら	whale oil
白鯨	しろくじら	white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)

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