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What does 捕鯨 (ほげい, hogei) mean?

捕鯨 (ほげい, hogei) means whaling.

Quick facts
Readingほげい
Romajihogei
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ほげい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhogei

whaling

  1. 1noun whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing

Example sentences

  • This town has thrived on whaling.

  • There is international criticism of commercial whaling.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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