海猫
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 海 | 猫 |
| うみ Grade: 2 |
ねこ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 海猫 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]海 (umi, “sea”) + 猫 (neko, “cat”), comparing its cry with that of a cat. Compare English seamew.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
References
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 海 read as うみ
- Japanese terms spelled with 猫 read as ねこ
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- ja:Gulls