荒海

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あら
Grade: S
うみ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
荒海 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

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/arumi1/ → /arumi/. Compound of (ara, rough) +‎ (umi1, sea). Old Japanese did not permit vowel clusters, resulting in vowel elision of medial ua to u.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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荒海(あるみ) (arumi

  1. a sea with rough waves

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あら)(うみ) (araumi

  1. a sea with rough waves