鯨

Whale

On'yomi

  • げい gei

Kun'yomi

  • くじら kujira
Stroke count
19
Radical
魚 fish · Kangxi radical 195
JLPT level
N1
School grade
Secondary school

鯨 has 19 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 魚 (fish), number 195. Hashidari places it at JLPT N1. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N1 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji