Word Meaning 捕鯨

ほげい hogei

捕鯨 is read as ほげい (hogei) and means whaling.

Meaning

English

  1. whaling
  2. whale hunting
  3. whale fishing

Reading

Kana

ほげい

Romaji

hogei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 14829 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

捕鯨問題

ほげいもんだい

whaling controversy

捕鯨船

ほげいせん

whaling ship

捕鯨砲

ほげいほう

(whaling) harpoon gun

反捕鯨

はんほげい

opposition to whaling

日本小型捕鯨協会

にっぽんこがたほげいきょうかい

Japan Small-Type Whaling Association

国際捕鯨委員会

こくさいほげいいいんかい

International Whaling Commission

日本捕鯨協会

にっぽんほげいきょうかい

Japan Whaling Association

捕虜

ほりょ

prisoner (of war)

捕獲

ほかく

capture

捕逸

ほいつ

passed ball

捕物帳

とりものちょう

detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers)

捕吏

ほり

constable

Example Sentences

1

Some countries have stopped whaling in the face of international criticism.