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鯨 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: ゲイ  ·  Kunyomi: くじら  ·  Meanings: whale

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Unicode: 9BE8 Strokes: 19
JLPT N1
Meanings
whale
Onyomi
ゲイ
Kunyomi
くじら
Name Readings
JLPT
N1
Grade
8
Frequency
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
くじら whale (Cetacea spp.) common Noun
勇魚 いさな whale Noun
鯨肉 げいにく whale meat Noun
鯨油 げいゆ whale oil Noun
鯨座 くじらざ Cetus (constellation), the Whale Noun
鯨偶蹄目 くじらぐうていもく Cetartiodactyla, order comprising the even-toed ungulates and whales Noun
鯨取り いさなとり whaling Noun
鯨取り くじらとり whaling Noun
鯨帯 くじらおび obi with a different colour on each side Noun
鯨尺 くじらじゃく long foot (approx. 37.9cm) Noun
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