しょ
ぎょ

noun

  1. commercial whaling.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
ぎょ
商業捕鯨 しょうぎょうほげい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

make a deal, selling, dealing in
ショウ あきな.う あき (3rd, N3)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
light, clear, bright
ケイ キョウ ソウ (Kentei 1)
net radical(㓁) variant
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
business, vocation, arts
ギョウ わざ ゴウ (3rd, N4)
business(業) variant
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wooden instrument
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ いま.だ ビ (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
catch, capture
つか.まえる ホ と.らえる (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
for the first time, not until
ホ フ はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
whale
くじら ゲイ (8th, N1)
fish
さかな ギョ うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
capital, 10**16
キョウ キン ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)