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鯨 means 'whale'
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See how whales relate to cows, hippopotami, and boars. Learn anatomical terms from blubber to the blowhole. Discover why sperm whales are “incense whales” in Japanese, see what “the scent of dragon slobber” represents, and learn why 鬚 (beard) appears in important whale words. Find out about Osaka’s whalebone bridge, and learn how the Japanese talk about the whaling controversy.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 鯨 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 鯨 is used 63 times, read 2 ways.
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