捕鯨 (ほげい)whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing

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Kanji in 捕鯨

逮捕たいほarrest; apprehension
捕虜ほりょprisoner (of war)
捕手ほしゅcatcher
捕獲ほかくcapture; seizure
分捕り品ぶんどりひんloot; booty
分捕るぶんどるto capture; to seize
捕えるとらえるto catch; to capture
捕まえるつかまえるto catch; to capture
鯨くじらwhale (Cetacea spp.)
鯨肉げいにくwhale meat
くろみんく鯨くろみんくくじらAntarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis); southern minke whale
タスマニア鯨タスマニアくじらShepherd's beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi)
ハッブス扇歯鯨ハッブスおうぎはくじらHubb's beaked whale (Mesoplodon carlshubbi)
バハモンド扇歯鯨バハモンドおうぎはくじらspade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii); Bahamonde's beaked whale
ピグミー扇歯鯨ピグミーおうぎはくじらpygmy beaked whale (Mesoplodon peruvianus); Peruvian beaked whale
ペリン扇歯鯨ペリンおうぎはくじらPerrin's beaked whale (Mesoplodon perrini)

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