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鯨 means 'whale'
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 鯨 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 鯨 is used 61 times, read 2 ways.
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whale (Cetacea spp.) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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