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Dictionary: “捕鯨”

捕鯨

ほげい

whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing

Example sentence

Some countries have stopped whaling in the face of international criticism.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

捕
On
ほ
Kun
と.らえる;と.らわれる;と.る;とら.える;とら.われる;つか.まえる;つか.まる
Stroke count
10

・catch

・capture

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
鯨
On
げい
Kun
くじら
Stroke count
19

・whale

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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Related words to 捕鯨

3 related words

捕鯨問題

ほげいもんだい

→

whaling controversy;whaling issue

捕鯨砲

ほげいほう

→

(whaling) harpoon gun

捕鯨船

ほげいせん

→

whaling ship;whaler;whale catcher