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    3. 鯨

    鯨

    鯨くじら

    whale (Cetacea spp.)

    KMT8News #13+1CoreNounAnimalsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    くじらクジラ

    Noun

    1.
    whale (Cetacea spp.)
    word usually written using kana alone

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    海うみには大おおきな鯨くじらが泳およいでいる。

    Large whales are swimming in the ocean.

    KMT6AnimalsNature & Environment
    鯨くじらは地ち球きゅう上じょうで最もっとも大おおきな動どう物ぶつの一ひとつです。

    Whales are one of the largest animals on Earth.

    KMT8AnimalsScience & Math
    鯨くじらの歌うたは、広こう大だいな海うみを越こえて仲なか間まとコミュニケーションをとるために使 われる。

    Whale songs are used to communicate with companions across the vast ocean.

    KMT8AnimalsNature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    昔むかしから、鯨くじらは日に本ほんの文ぶん化かや食しょく生せい活かつに深ふかく関かかわってきた。

    Whales have been deeply involved in Japanese culture and diet since ancient times.

    KMT9AnimalsCulture & TraditionsFood & Dining
    鯨くじらの保ほ護ご活かつ動どうは、国こく際さい的てきに重じゅう要ような課か題だいとなっている。

    Whale conservation activities have become an important international issue.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & EnvironmentPolitics & Law

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    鯨
    くじら…(1)
    whale
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