海烏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海 烏
うみ
Grade: 2 		からす > がらす
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

海 (umi, “sea”) +‎ 烏 (karasu, “crow; raven”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うみがらす [ùmígáꜜràsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟mʲiɡa̠ɾa̠sɨ]

Noun

海(うみ)烏(がらす) or 海烏(ウミガラス) • (umigarasu) 

  1. a common murre (Uria aalge)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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