What does kanji 鯨 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鯨 is whale.

How is kanji 鯨 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鯨 are くじら; the onyomi readings are ゲイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 鯨?

The main radical for kanji 鯨 is 魚.

What words use kanji 鯨?

Example words that use kanji 鯨 include 鯨, 鯨ろう, 鯨飲, 鯨飲馬食.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

鯨

Meaning

Kanji 鯨

whale

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くじら
Onyomi 音読み: ゲイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1486
Strokes: 19
Radical: 魚
Components: 亠 • 口 • 小 • 杰 • 田 • 魚
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 麖 • 黥 • 鍄 • 京 • 勍 • 凉 • 倞

Related vocabulary

Showing 32 common entries

Showing 32 of 79 entries that include this kanji.

鯨

くじら

whale (Cetacea spp.)

鯨ろう

くじらろう

spermaceti (waxy substance found in the head cavities of sperm whales)

鯨飲

げいいん

drinking hard

鯨飲馬食

げいいんばしょく

drinking like a fish and eating like a horse

鯨偶蹄目

くじらぐうていもく

Cetartiodactyla

鯨骨

げいこつ

whale bone

鯨骨生物群集

げいこつせいぶつぐんしゅう

whale-fall community

鯨脂

げいし

blubber

鯨尺

くじらじゃく

long foot (approx. 37.9cm)

鯨取り

くじらとり

whaling

鯨汁

くじらじる

whale soup

鯨帯

くじらおび

obi with a different colour on each side

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

鯨は海で暮らす大きな哺乳類です。

Whales are large mammals that live in the sea.

昨日、港の近くで鯨を見ました。

Yesterday, I saw a whale near the harbor.

その鯨はゆっくり泳いでいました。

That whale was swimming slowly.

子どもたちは鯨の絵本が大好きです。

The children love picture books about whales.

鯨の歌はとても不思議に聞こえる。

Whale songs sound very mysterious.

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