鯨
鯨

whale

19 strokesFrequency 1,486JLPT N1Grade 8

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ゲイ

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くじら

Dictionary

Common Words

くじら鯨クジラNounUsually kanaFreq #19840
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whale (Cetacea spp.)

Examples
生きているクジラを見たことがある。
I have once seen a live whale.
白鯨はくげいNounFreq #55015
1

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Moby-Dick (1851 novel by Herman Melville)

鬨とき鯨波NounFreq #57618
1

Also written as 時

battle cry; war cry

捕鯨ほげいNounFreq #74238
1

whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing

Examples
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.
しろながすくじら白長須鯨シロナガスクジラNounUsually kanaFreq #75319
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blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

Examples
地球上で最大の動物は巨大なシロナガスクジラだ。
The largest animal on Earth is the gigantic blue whale.
鯨波鯢波げいはNounFreq #91777
1

raging waves

2

battle cry; war cry

捕鯨船ほげいせんNounFreq #95787
1

whaling ship; whaler; whale catcher

鯨油げいゆくじらあぶらNounFreq #121590
1

whale oil

ざとうくじらザトウクジラ座頭鯨NounUsually kanaFreq #124039
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humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

鯨幕くじらまくNounFreq #127064
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black and white striped curtain (used at funeral service)

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