海亀

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See also: 海龜 and 海龟

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
うみ
Grade: 2
かめ > がめ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
海龜 (kyūjitai)
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海亀 (umigame): a sea turtle

Etymology[edit]

From (umi, sea) +‎ (kame, turtle). The kame changes to game as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(うみ)(がめ) or 海亀(ウミガメ) (umigame

  1. a sea turtle
  2. Ellipsis of ウミガメのスープ (umigame no sūpu, situation puzzle).

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN