海亀

See also: 海龜 and 海龟

Japanese
Kanji in this term
海 亀
うみ
Grade: 2		 かめ > がめ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
海龜 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

海 (umi, “sea”) +‎ 亀 (kame, “turtle”)

Pronunciation

Noun

海(うみ)亀(がめ) • (umigame) 

  1. a sea turtle
  2. Ellipsis of ウミガメのスープ.

Derived terms

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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