海鷲

See also: 海鹫

Chinese

		ocean; sea	black eagle; condor; cruel
trad. (海鷲)		海	鷲
simp. (海鹫)		海	鹫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎijiù

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǎijiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǎijiòu
  - Wade–Giles: hai³-chiu⁴
  - Yale: hǎi-jyòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haejiow
  - Palladius: хайцзю (xajczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

海鷲

sea eagle

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	鷲
うみ Grade: 2	わし Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 海(うみ) (umi) + 鷲(わし) (washi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɯ̟mʲiβ̞a̠ɕi]

Noun

海(うみ)鷲(わし) or 海鷲(ウミワシ) • (umiwashi)

sea eagle
(figurative, historical) naval aviator
Coordinate term: 陸鷲 (rikuwashi)

海(うみ)鷲(わし)四(よん)千(せん)機(き)
umiwashi yonsen-ki
4,000 sea eagles

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).