海蛇

Chinese

ocean; sea snake; serpent
simp. and trad.
(海蛇)

Pronunciation


Noun

海蛇

  1. sea snake

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うみ
Grade: 2
へび
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

(umi, sea) + (hebi, snake)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みへび [ùmíhébí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝmʲihe̞bʲi]

Noun

(うみ)(へび) or 海蛇(ウミヘビ) • (umihebi) 

  1. a sea snake

References

  1. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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