ほ
捕
げい
鯨
せん
船

noun

  1. whaling ship, whaler, whale catcher.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほ
捕
げい
鯨
せん
船
 捕鯨船 ほげいせん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

catch, capture
つか.まえる　ホ　と.らえる (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
for the first time, not until
ホ　フ　はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
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)
ship, boat
ふね　セン　ふな- (2nd, N3)
boat, ship
ふね　ふな-　シュウ (7th, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
a marsh at the foot of the hills, name of a river
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)