| 鯨 | meaning | 'whale' |
| onyomi | ゲイ | |
| kunyomi |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ミンク鯨 | ミンクくじら, ミンククジラ | minke whale, piked whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) |
| 抹香鯨 | まっこうくじら, マッコウクジラ | sperm whale |
| 捕鯨 | ほげい | whaling, whale fishing |
| 捕鯨船 | ほげいせん | whaling ship |
| 白長須鯨 | しろながすくじら, シロナガスクジラ | blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) |
| 白鯨 | はくげい | white whale; Moby Dick |
| 鯨 | くじら | whale |
| 鯨ろう | げいろう, くじらろう | spermaceti (waxy substance found in the head cavities of sperm whales) |
| 鯨油 | げいゆ | whale oil |
| 鯨肉 | げいにく | whale meat |
| 鯨飲 | げいいん | drinking hard, drinking like a fish |
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