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：2026/01/04
鯨
Hiragana
くじら
Noun
archaic
Japanese Meaning
大型の海棲哺乳類クジラ目の総称。鯨。 / 比喩的に、大きなものや強大な存在を指すことがある。 / 古語・雅語的な表現としてのクジラ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
うみにいるとてもおおきいいきもの。さかなではない。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
鲸 / 鲸鱼 / 鲸类动物
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
鯨魚 / 大型海洋哺乳動物
Korean Meaning
고래(옛말) / 큰 바다 포유류
Vietnamese Meaning
cá voi (nghĩa cổ) / thú biển khổng lồ
Tagalog Meaning
balyena / malaking mamalyang-dagat
Sense（1）
(archaic) a whale (large sea mammal)
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（ hiragana ）
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鯨
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In the old days, people thought of whales as mysterious beings.
In the old days, people thought of whales as mysterious beings.
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昔の人々は、鯨を見ると神秘的な存在と考えていました。
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