海雀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海 雀
うみ
Grade: 2 		すずめ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

海 (umi, “sea”) +‎ 雀 (suzume, “Eurasian tree sparrow”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うみすずめ [ùmísúꜜzùmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟mʲisɨzɨme̞]

Noun

海(うみ)雀(すずめ) or 海雀(ウミスズメ) • (umisuzume) 

  1. an ancient murrelet
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