鯨

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

Main Radical

魚(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くじら 95.6%
ゲイ 4.4%

Character Breakdown

whale
くじら　ゲイ (8th, N1)
fish
さかな　ギョ　うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
capital, 10**16
キョウ　キン　ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

やま
山
くじら
鯨
wild boar meat
くじら
鯨
りょう
漁
whaling
くじら
鯨
と
取
　
り
whaling
しろ
白
くじら
鯨
white whale ②whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
くじら
鯨
じゃく
尺
long foot (approx. 37.9cm)
くじら
鯨
ざ
座
Cetus (constellation)
くじら
鯨
まく
幕
black and white striped curtain (used at funeral service)
こ
子
くじら
鯨
whale calf
ご
五
とう
島
くじら
鯨
larger whales of family Delphinidae (esp. the pilot whale or blackfish)
くじら
鯨
じる
汁
whale soup
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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