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：2026/01/08
鯨
Hiragana
くじら / くぢら
Noun
archaic
Japanese Meaning
海にすむ大型の哺乳類で、体が大きく、背びれや噴気孔を持つもの。クジラ目の総称。 / 非常に大きいもののたとえ。巨大なもの。
Easy Japanese Meaning
うみにすむとてもおおきないきもの。くじらのこと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
鲸；鲸鱼 / 大型海洋哺乳动物 / 鲸类
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
鯨魚 / 大型海洋哺乳動物
Korean Meaning
고래 / 고래류에 속하는 대형 바다 포유동물
Indonesian
paus (mamalia laut besar) / ikan paus
Vietnamese Meaning
cá voi
Tagalog Meaning
balyena / balena / malaking hayop-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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