鯨
鯨 — Whale
whale
On’yomiゲイ (gei)
Kun’yomiくじら (kujira)
Stroke order (19 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鯨
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捕鯨 | ほげい hogei | whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing |
| 鯨 | クジラ kujira | whale (Cetacea spp.) |
| 鯨肉 | げいにく geiniku | whale meat |
Study notes
鯨 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1486 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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