象海豹
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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象 | 海 | 豹 |
ぞう Grade: 4 |
Grade: 2 | Jinmeiyō |
Irregular |
Etymology
From 象 (zō, “elephant”) + 海豹 (azarashi, “earless seal”).[1][2] The 海豹 spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).
Pronunciation
Noun
象海豹 (hiragana ぞうあざらし, katakana ゾウアザラシ, rōmaji zō azarashi, historical hiragana ざうあざらし)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ゾウアザラシ.
Not to be confused with 海象 (seiuchi, “walrus”, literally “sea elephant”).
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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