Word Meaning 鯨蝋

げいろう geirou

鯨蝋 is read as げいろう (geirou) and means spermaceti (waxy substance found in the head cavities of sperm whales).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

げいろう

Romaji

geirou

Writing Variants

  • 鯨ろう くじらろう kujirarou
  • 鯨ろう げいろう geirou
  • 鯨蝋 くじらろう kujirarou
  • 鯨蠟 くじらろう kujirarou
  • 鯨蠟 げいろう geirou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

鯨脳油

げいのうゆ

spermaceti

ろう

wax

蝋燭

ろうそく

candle

捕鯨

ほげい

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