海猫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海 猫
うみ
Grade: 2 		ねこ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

海(うみ) (umi, “sea”) + 猫(ねこ) (neko, “cat”), comparing its cry with that of a cat. Compare English seamew.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うみねこ [ùmínékó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟mʲine̞ko̞]

Noun

海(うみ)猫(ねこ) or 海猫(ウミネコ) • (umineko) 

  1. black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris

Usage notes

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

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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