Word Meaning 鯨油

げいゆ geiyu

鯨油 is read as げいゆ (geiyu) and means whale oil.

Meaning

English

  1. whale oil

Reading

Kana

げいゆ

Romaji

geiyu

Writing Variants

  • 鯨油 くじらあぶら kujiraabura

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 129164 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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鯨脳油

げいのうゆ

spermaceti

くじら

whale (Cetacea spp.)

鯨肉

げいにく

whale meat

鯨骨生物群集

げいこつせいぶつぐんしゅう

whale-fall community

鯨取

いさなとり

whaling

鯨取り

くじらとり

whaling

鯨飲馬食

げいいんばしょく

drinking like a fish and eating like a horse

潤滑油

じゅんかつゆ

person or thing that makes things run smoothly

廃油

はいゆ

waste oil

揮発油

きはつゆ

gasoline

製油

せいゆ

(animal or vegetable) oil extraction

松葉油

まつばゆ

pine oil