海牛

Chinese

ocean; sea ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad.
(海牛)

Pronunciation


Noun

海牛

  1. manatee, lamantin, sea cow

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うみ
Grade: 2
うし
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

From (umi, sea) + (ushi, cattle)

Pronunciation

Noun

海牛 (hiragana うみうし, katakana ウミウシ, rōmaji umiushi)

  1. a sea slug

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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