JLPT N1 · Noun

捕鯨 (hogei)

捕鯨 (ほげい, hogei) is a Japanese noun meaning “whaling; whale hunting”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほげい
Romaji: hogei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing · noun

Example sentences

国際的批判に直面して捕鯨をやめた国がいくつかある。

Some countries have stopped whaling in the face of international criticism.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 捕鯨

捕

catch, captureホ・と.らえる・と.らわれる · 10 strokes

鯨

whaleゲイ・くじら · 19 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 捕鯨.

捕まえるつかまえるto catch逮捕たいほarrest捕まるつかまるto be caught捕るとるto catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.)捕えるとらえるto catch捕獲ほかくcapture捕虜ほりょprisoner (of war)

Source: JMdict entry 1514180 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.