Word Meaning 鯨鬚

げいす geisu

鯨鬚 is read as げいす (geisu) and means whalebone.

Meaning

English

  1. whalebone
  2. baleen

Reading

Kana

げいす

Romaji

geisu

Writing Variants

  • 鯨鬚 くじらひげ kujirahige
  • 鯨鬚 げいしゅ geishu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 41 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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鬚鯨

ひげくじら

baleen whale

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

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

日本捕鯨協会

にっぽんほげいきょうかい

Japan Whaling Association