捕鯨 (ほげい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

捕鯨 (ほげい) means whaling / whale hunting.

See example sentences below.

捕鯨 at a glance

捕鯨

ほげいhogei

N1noun

whaling / whale hunting

捕鯨ほげいhogeiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

whaling / whale hunting

Example 1

日本は昔、捕鯨が盛んだった。

Translation

Japan used to have active whaling.

Example 2

捕鯨には賛否両論ある。

Translation

There are pros and cons to whaling.