青海亀

Japanese
Kanji in this term
青 海 亀
あお
Grade: 1		 うみ
Grade: 2		 かめ > がめ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

青 (ao, “blue-green”) +‎ 海亀 (umigame, “sea turtle”)

Pronunciation
  • Kun’yomi
    • (Tokyo) あおうみ​がめ [àóúmíꜜgàmè] (Nakadaka – [4])
    • (Tokyo) あおう​みがめ [àóúꜜmìgàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
    • IPA(key): [a̠o̞ɯ̟ᵝmʲiɡa̠me̞]

Noun

青海亀 (hiragana あおうみがめ, katakana アオウミガメ, rōmaji aoumigame, historical hiragana あをうみがめ)

  1. a green sea turtle

Synonyms
  • 正 (ショウ)覚 (ガク)坊 (ボウ) (shōgakubō)
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