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

Alternative spellings
靑海龜 (kyūjitai) 黿 (uncommon)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あおうみがめ [àóúmíꜜgàmè] (Nakadaka – [4])
(Tokyo) あおうみがめ [àóúꜜmìgàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [a̠o̞ɯ̟mʲiɡa̠me̞]

Noun

青(あお)海(うみ)亀(がめ) or 青海亀(アオウミガメ) • (aoumigame) ^{←あをうみがめ (awoumigame)^?}

a green sea turtle

Synonyms

正(ショウ)覚(ガク)坊(ボウ) (shōgakubō)