海坊主

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	坊	主
うみ Grade: 2	ぼう Grade: S	す > ず Grade: 3
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
海坊主 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うみぼ​ーず [ùmíbóꜜòzù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) う​みぼーず [úꜜmìbòòzù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝmʲibo̞ːzɨᵝ]

Noun

海(うみ)坊(ぼう)主(ず) • (umibōzu) ^{←うみばうず (umibauzu)?}

1. an umibōzu, a type of round-headed sea monster

See also

• 海坊主 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja