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鯨

鯨 (whale)

  • JLPT N1
  • 19 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 魚
  • #1486 most frequent

Nature · Animal

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
ゲイ
Kun'yomi 訓読み
くじら

Example words & Vocabulary

Example sentences 3

鯨くじらは一種いっしゅのほ乳にゅう動物どうぶつである。

A whale is a sort of mammal.

その鯨くじらが和歌山わかやま沖おきで発見はっけんされた。

The whale has been found off the coast of Wakayama.

国際的批判に直面して捕鯨をやめた国がいくつかある。

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

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