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鯨

鯨 — whale

On
ゲイ
Kun
くじら
Strokes
19
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 鯨

  • 捕鯨ほげいwhaling; whale hunting; whale fishingCommon

    国際的批判に直面して捕鯨をやめた国がいくつかある。
    Some countries have stopped whaling in the face of international criticism.

  • 鯨くじらwhale (Cetacea spp.)Common
  • 鯨肉げいにくwhale meatCommon
  • 子鯨こくじらwhale calfRare
  • 白鯨しろくじらwhite whaleRare
  • 小鯨こくじらgray whaleRare
  • 白鯨はくげいMoby-Dick (1851 novel by Herman Melville)Rare
  • 鯨取りくじらとりwhalingRare
  • 鯨類げいるいcetaceansRare
  • 鯨帯くじらおびobi with a different colour on each sideRare
  • 歯鯨はくじらtoothed whale; odontoceteRare
  • 白鯨伝説はくげいでんせつThe Legend of the Moby Dick (television series)Rare
  • 鯨汁くじらじるwhale soupRare
  • 鯨脳油げいのうゆspermacetiRare
  • 背美鯨せみくじらNorth Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)Rare
  • 日本鯨類研究所にほんげいるいけんきゅうしょThe Institute of Cetacean ResearchRare
  • 南背美鯨みなみせみくじらsouthern right whale (Eubalaena australis)Rare
  • 小背美鯨こせみくじらpygmy right whale (Caperea marginata)Rare
  • 捕鯨問題ほげいもんだいwhaling controversy; whaling issueRare
  • 紐歯鯨ひもはくじらstrap-toothed whale (Mesoplodon layardii); Layard's beaked whaleRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 66 words that use 鯨.

  • 捕鯨 ほげい whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
  • 鯨 くじら whale (Cetacea spp.)
  • 鯨肉 げいにく whale meat
  • 子鯨 こくじら whale calf
  • 白鯨 しろくじら white whale

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