海星

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Chinese

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ocean; sea star; satellite; small amount
simp. and trad.
(海星)
anagram 星海

Pronunciation

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Noun

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海星

  1. starfish; sea star
  2. (Mainland China, Internet slang) Alternative form of (hái xíng, still acceptable)

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひとで
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
海星 (kyūjitai)
人手
海盤車 (rare)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From (ひと)() (hitode, literally human hand). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 海星 (hǎixīng, literally sea star).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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海星(ひとで) or 海星(ヒトデ) (hitode

  1. a starfish; a sea star
    • 1999 February 4, “ヒトデンチャク [Starnemone]”, in Vol.1, Konami:
      ()(せん)された(みず)(きょう)(ぼう)()したヒトデ(くち)から(よう)(かい)(えき)をはく。
      Osen sareta mizu de kyōbōka shita hitode. Kuchi kara yōkaieki o haku.
      A frenzied starfish dwelling in polluted water. It spits liquefying fluid from its mouth.
    • 1999 May 27, “アーマード・スターフィッシュ [Armored Starfish]”, in Vol.3, Konami:
      (ひょう)(めん)がかたく(しゅ)()(りょく)()(かく)(てき)(たか)い、(あお)っぽいヒトデ
      Hyōmen ga kataku shubiryoku ga hikakuteki takai, aoppoi hitode.
      A bluish starfish that looks like it should have relatively high defense strength.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN