海蜥蜴

Japanese
Kanji in this term
海 蜥 蜴
うみ
Grade: 2		 Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
irregular
Alternative spelling
海蜥蜴 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 海 (umi, “sea”) +‎ 蜥蜴 (“lizard”, jukujikun (熟字訓)).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) うみと​かげ [ùmítóꜜkàgè] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝmʲito̞ka̠ɡe̞]

Noun

海蜥蜴(うみとかげ) or 海蜥蜴(ウミトカゲ) • (umitokage) 

  1. Synonym of 海イグアナ (umi-iguana, “marine iguana”)
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