海牛

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

海牛

  1. manatee; lamantin; sea cow

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うみ
Grade: 2
うし
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai)
ウミウシ

Etymology 1

From (umi, sea) +‎ (ushi, cattle).

Pronunciation

Noun

(うみ)(うし) • (umiushi

  1. a sea slug

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 2
ぎゅう
Grade: 2
kan'on
Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai)
カイギュウ

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いぎゅう [kàígyúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠iɡʲɨː]

Noun

(かい)(ぎゅう) • (kaigyūかいぎう (kaigiu)?

  1. a sea cow
Hyponyms
Derived terms
  • 海牛目(かいぎゅうもく) (kaigyūmoku, order Sirenia)
  • 海牛類(かいぎゅうるい) (kaigyūrui, sirenian)
  • ステラー海牛(かいぎゅう) (suterā kaigyū, steller's sea cow)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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