海蛇

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Chinese

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


Noun

海蛇

  1. sea snake

Japanese

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

Etymology

(umi, sea) +‎ (hebi, snake)

Pronunciation

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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN