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Kanji 鯨

19 strokes

Meaning

whale

On'yomi
ゲイ
Kun'yomi
くじら
Strokes
19
JLPT
N1
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
3級
Frequency
#1486 / 2500

Themes: The Sea

Stroke order

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Words with 鯨

  • 捕鯨

    ほげい

    whaling

    N1

Example sentences

  • 国際こくさい的てき批判ひはんに直面ちょくめんして捕鯨ほげいをやめた国くにがいくつかある。

    Some countries have stopped whaling in the face of international criticism.

  • 鯨くじらを見みたことがありますか。

    Have you ever seen a whale?

  • 鯨くじらは哺乳類ほにゅうるいである。

    A whale is a mammal.

Look-alike kanji

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Other kanji with radical “fish” 魚