General term for whales (Cetacea). Often written in kana in everyday use.
Whales are marine mammals.
In the past, whale was commonly eaten in Japan.
Long ago, this village made its living by hunting whales.
We could see a whale spouting out at sea.
My grandfather liked to eat whale meat.
gray whale
wild boar meat; mountain whale (euphemism)
toothed whale; odontocete
white whale; beluga · baleen from a gray whale; whale whiskers (for crafts)
baleen whale; whalebone whale
long shaku (approx. 37.9 cm)
reversible obi; two-sided obi
black and white striped funeral curtain