# 鯨 — whale

鯨 means “whale”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. On'yomi: ゲイ (gei). Kun'yomi: くじら (kujira).

- Meaning: whale
- On'yomi: ゲイ (gei)
- Kun'yomi: くじら (kujira)
- Strokes: 19
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 2

## How to remember 鯨

Parts: 魚 fish · 京 capital

## More in the “Animals 2” set

[飼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/keep-pets/) · [駒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pony/) · [鯨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/whale/) · [駄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pack-horse/) · [釣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/angle-for-fish/) · [巣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nest/) · [虎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tiger/) · [昆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/insects/) · [騎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/horse-rider/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/whale/. Last updated 2026-11-01.