姫鵜

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひめ
Grade: S

Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
 ヒメウ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From (ひめ) (hime, lady; princess) + () (u, cormorant).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ひめ)() or 姫鵜(ヒメウ) (himeu

  1. a pelagic cormorant

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヒメウ.