Word Meaning 克鯨

こくくじら kokukujira

克鯨 is read as こくくじら (kokukujira) and means gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus).

Meaning

English

gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)

Reading

Kana

こくくじら

Romaji

kokukujira

Writing Variants

児童鯨 こくくじら kokukujira

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 137088 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

克明

こくめい

diligent

克服

こくふく

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.)

克己

こっき

self denial

克己精進

こっきしょうじん

self-control and close application

克己心

こっきしん

spirit of self-denial

克復

こくふく

restoration

鯨

くじら

whale (Cetacea spp.)

捕鯨

ほげい

whaling

五島鯨

ごとうくじら

larger whales of family Delphinidae (esp. the pilot whale or blackfish)

大西洋背美鯨

たいせいようせみくじら

North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)

小背美鯨

こせみくじら

pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata)

北極鯨

ほっきょくくじら

bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)