象海豹
Japanese
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Kanji in this term | ||
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象 | 海 | 豹 |
ぞう Grade: 5 |
Grade: 2 | Jinmeiyō |
irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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象海豹 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 象 (zō, “elephant”) + 海豹 (azarashi, “earless seal”).[1][2] The 海豹 spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).
Pronunciation
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Noun
象海豹 or 象海豹 • (zō azarashi) ←ざうあざらし (zauazarasi)?
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ゾウアザラシ.
Not to be confused with 海象 (seiuchi, “walrus”, literally “sea elephant”).
References
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 象
- Japanese terms spelled with 海
- Japanese terms spelled with 豹
- Japanese terms read with irregular kanji readings
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms spelled with jukujikun
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- ja:Seals