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鯨くじら
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Meanings
Noun
1. whale (Cetacea spp.) (Usually kana)
Other spellings
くじら
Kanji used
鯨whale
Pitch accent
くじら
Used in vocabulary
ほっきょくくじら
bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus); Greenland right whale
Noun
たいせいようせみくじら
North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Noun
いちょうはくじら
ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens)
Noun
たいへいようおうぎはくじら
Andrews' beaked whale (Mesoplodon bowdoini)
Noun
鯨くじら取とり
whaling
Noun
Examples29
I have once seen a live whale.
A whale is no more a fish than a horse is.
It was believed that whales were fish.
It is believed that whales have their own language.
The whale is the largest animal on the earth.
I've never seen a live whale.