鯨 — 19 strokes ／ Radical「魚」
道3Junior high level ／ 19 strokes ／ Radical「魚」
- On
- ゲイ
- Kun
- くじら
- Meaning
- whale
Origin
魚 "fish" with 京 "vast": a very large sea creature — a whale.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゲイ | 鯨油・捕鯨 |
|---|---|
| くじら | 鯨 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 鯨油げいゆ
whale oil
- 捕鯨ほげい
whaling
Example
沖で鯨の群れを見た。
We saw a pod of whales offshore.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)