海雀

Japanese
Kanji in this term
海 雀
うみ
Grade: 2		 すずめ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
海雀 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

海 (umi, “sea”) +‎ 雀 (suzume, “Eurasian tree sparrow”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) うみす​ずめ [ùmísúꜜzùmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝmʲisɨᵝzɨᵝme̞]

Noun

海(うみ)雀(すずめ) • (umisuzume) 

  1. an ancient murrelet
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