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): [ɯ̟mʲihe̞bʲi]

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

海蛇

  1. chữ Hán form of hải xà (sea snake; pipefish)