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Keyword
whale
Frequency
#1486
Strokes
19
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
337
Readings
ゲイ67%
くじら33%
Mnemonic
A fish bigger than the capital rises from the harbour, spouting mist over the towers: a giant whale.
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Used in vocabulary
捕ほ鯨げい
whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
Noun
鯨くじら
whale (Cetacea spp.)
Noun
鯨げい肉にく
whale meat
Noun
鯨いさな
whale
Noun
長なが須す鯨くじら
fin whale; finback (whale); razorback whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Noun
ミンク鯨くじら
minke whale; piked whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Noun
鯨げい油ゆ
whale oil
Noun
鯨げい波は
raging waves; battle cry; war cry
Noun
背せ美み鯨くじら
North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)
Noun
歯は鯨くじら
toothed whale; odontocete
Noun
鯨くじら尺じゃく
long foot (approx. 37.9cm)
Noun