鯨くじらくじらCommon word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounwhaleusually written using kana aloneGeneral term for whales (Cetacea). Often written in kana in everyday use.クジラは海うみの哺ほ乳にゅう類るいです。Break this sentence down in the analyzerWhales are marine mammals.昔むかし、日本にほんでは鯨くじらをよく食たべていました。Break this sentence down in the analyzerIn the past, whale was commonly eaten in Japan.See all 104 example sentences ›Usage patterns鯨くじらを捕とるto hunt/catch a whale昔むかし、この村むらでは鯨くじらを捕とって生せい活かつしていた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerLong ago, this village made its living by hunting whales.鯨くじらが潮しおを吹ふくfor a whale to spout (water/air)沖おきで鯨くじらが潮しおを吹ふいているのが見みえた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerWe could see a whale spouting out at sea.鯨くじら肉にくを食たべるto eat whale meat祖そ父ふは鯨くじら肉にくを食たべるのが好すきだった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerMy grandfather liked to eat whale meat.
