海牛

Chinese
ocean; sea ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad.
(海牛)		 海 牛

Pronunciation

Noun

海牛

  1. manatee; lamantin; sea cow

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
海 牛
うみ
Grade: 2		 うし
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
海牛 (kyūjitai)
ウミウシ

Etymology 1

From 海 (umi, “sea”) +‎ 牛 (ushi, “cattle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

海(うみ)牛(うし) • (umiushi) 

  1. a sea slug

See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
海 牛
かい
Grade: 2		 ぎゅう
Grade: 2
kan’on
Alternative spellings
海牛 (kyūjitai)
カイギュウ

Pronunciation

Noun

海(かい)牛(ぎゅう) • (kaigyū) ←かいぎう (kaigiu)?

  1. a sea cow
Hyponyms
Derived terms
  • 海牛目(かいぎゅうもく) (kaigyūmoku, “order Sirenia”)
  • 海牛類(かいぎゅうるい) (kaigyūrui, “sirenian”)
  • ステラー海牛(かいぎゅう) (suterā kaigyū, “steller's sea cow”)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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