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鯨

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • whale

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ゲイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • くじら
Strokes
19
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#2021
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
魚#195 · fish

Components

Common Words

  • 鯨クジラNoun
    whale (Cetacea spp.)
  • 捕鯨ほげいNoun
    whaling, whale hunting, whale fishing
  • 鯨肉げいにくNoun
    whale meat
  • 仔鯨こくじらNoun
    whale calf
  • 似鯨ニタリクジラNoun
    Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei)
  • 克鯨コククジラNoun
    gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), grey whale
  • 児鯨こくじらNoun
    gray whale
  • 子鯨こくじらNoun
    whale calf

Practice in Kanjiru

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