Japanese symbol for “whaling”
捕鯨
ほげい
Romaji: hogei
whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
In Japanese, whaling is 捕鯨, read ほげい (hogei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “whaling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鯨取り | くじらとり kujiratori | whaling |
| 鯨漁 | くじらりょう kujiraryou | whaling |
| 鯨取り | いさなとり isanatori | whaling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逮捕 | たいほ taiho | arrest; apprehension; capture |
| 捕虜 | ほりょ horyo | prisoner (of war); POW; captive |
| 捕獲 | ほかく hokaku | capture; seizure |
| 捕手 | ほしゅ hoshu | catcher |
| 捕まえる | つかまえる tsukamaeru | to catch; to capture; to arrest |
| 鯨肉 | げいにく geiniku | whale meat |
| 鯨油 | げいゆ geiyu | whale oil |
| 鯨波 | げいは geiha | raging waves |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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