青海原

Japanese

Kanji in this term
青	海	原
あお Grade: 1	うみ > うな Grade: 2	はら > ばら Grade: 2
kun'yomi	irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
靑海原 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Compound of 青(あを) (ao, “blue”) + 海(うな)原(ばら) (unabara, “ocean”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あおうなばら [àóúnáꜜbàrà] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [a̠o̞ɯ̟na̠ba̠ɾa̠]

Noun

青(あお)海(うな)原(ばら) • (aounabara) ^{←あをうなばら (awounabara)?}

1. the vast, blue ocean

   Synonym: 青海 (aoumi)

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Old Japanese

Noun

青海原 (awounapara) (kana あをうなはら)

1. the vast, blue ocean

Descendants

• Japanese: 青海原 (aounabara)