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Kanji for Whale
The kanji for “whale” is 鯨, read gei and written in 19 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
鯨
whale
The whale; vast, free and powerful.
19 strokes On reading ゲイ (gei) Kun reading くじら (kujira) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: whale
Readings used for names on Nazuke: gei
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