鯨
whale
19 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1486.
Readings
- ゲイ (on reading): 捕鯨 (ほげい) whaling; 捕鯨船 (ほげいせん) whaling ship
- くじら (kun reading): 鯨 (くじら) whale (Cetacea spp.); 鯨尺 (くじらじゃく) long foot (approx. 37.9cm)
Components
- 魚
- 京
- 亠 radical lid
- 口 radical mouth
- 小 radical small
- ⺣ radical fire, bottom form of 火
- 田 radical rice field
- 魚 radical fish
Words using 鯨
- 捕鯨 (ほげい) whaling
- 捕鯨船 (ほげいせん) whaling ship
- 鯨肉 (げいにく) whale meat
- 鯨類 (げいるい) cetaceans
- 鯨油 (げいゆ) whale oil
- 鯨 (くじら) whale (Cetacea spp.)
- 鯨尺 (くじらじゃく) long foot (approx. 37.9cm)
- 鯨漁 (くじらりょう) whaling
- 白鯨 (しろくじら) white whale
- 鯨幕 (くじらまく) black and white striped curtain (used at funeral service)
- 鯨取り (いさなとり) whaling
40 words in all.