海蜥蜴
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 海 | 蜥 | 蜴 |
| うみ Grade: 2 | Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
| Irregular | ||
Etymology
From 海 (umi, “sea”) + 蜥蜴 (“lizard”, jukujikun (熟字訓)).
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) うみとかげ [ùmítóꜜkàgè] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝmʲito̞ka̠ɡe̞]
Noun
海蜥蜴 (hiragana うみとかげ, katakana ウミトカゲ, rōmaji umitokage)
- Synonym of 海イグアナ (umi-iguana, “marine iguana”)