東シナ海

Japanese

Kanji in this term
東	海
ひがし Grade: 2	かい Grade: 2
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai) 東支那海 (rare)

Etymology

東 (higashi, “east”) +‎ シナ (Shina, “China”) +‎ 海 (kai, “sea”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひがしシナかい [hìgáshí shínáꜜ kàì] (Nakadaka – [5])^[1]
IPA^(key): [çiɡa̠ɕi̥ ɕina̠ ka̠i]

Proper noun

東(ひがし)シナ海(かい) • (Higashi Shina-kai)

the East China Sea

See also

南(みなみ)シナ海(かい) (Minami Shina-kai)

References

^ 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