19 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1
whale
Kun'yomi
く じ ら whale (Cetacea spp.)
On'yomi
ゲイ
Character Breakdown
whale
くじら ゲイ (8th, N1)
fish
さかな ギョ うお (2nd, N4)
References
| Unicode hex code | 9BE8 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-23-63 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 5307 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 6886 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1882 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2361 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1214 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1661 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 315 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 337 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1768 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2831 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1345 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 46257 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1208 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 700 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 713 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1921 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1927 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 915 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1933 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 321 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 11a8.9 |
| Four corner code | 2039.6 |
| De Roo Code | 2541 |