Kanji: 鯨 Radical: 魚 (うお) :
ゲイ;
くじら;
whale
Joyo grade: 8 Stroke count: 19 Index in Nelson dictionary: 5307 Index in Halpern dictionary: 1882
| 巨鯨 | きょげい | huge whale/ |
| 座頭鯨 | ざとうくじら
| (n) humpback whale/ |
| 山鯨 | やまくじら
| (n) wild boar/ |
| 長須鯨 | ながすくじら
| (n) finback (whale)/razorback
whale/ |
| 背美鯨 | せみくじら
| (n) a right whale/ |
| 白鯨 | はくげい
| (n) white whale/(P)/ |
| 白長須鯨 | しろながすくじら | (n) blue whale/ |
| 捕鯨 | ほげい
| (n) whaling/whale fishing/(P)/ |
| 捕鯨船 | ほげいせん | (n) whaling ship/(P)/ |
| 捕鯨砲 | ほげいほう | (n) (whaling) harpoon gun/ |
| 抹香鯨 | まっこうくじら | (n) sperm whale/ |
Japanese - English dictionary courtesy of Jim Breen.
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