淡海

淡海

Chinese

		insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen	ocean; sea
trad. (淡海)		淡	海
simp. #(淡海)		淡	海

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Dànhǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daam⁶ hoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Dànhǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Dànhǎi
    • Wade–Giles: Tan⁴-hai³
    • Yale: Dàn-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dannhae
    • Palladius: Даньхай (Danʹxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: daam⁶ hoi²
    • Yale: daahm hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daam⁶ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dam⁶ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːm²² hɔːi̯³⁵/

Proper noun

淡海

1. (～新市鎮) Danhai New Town (a town in Tamsui district, New Taipei, Taiwan)

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Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
淡	海
あわ Grade: S	うみ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
淡海 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
淡	海
あわ > お Grade: S	うみ Grade: 2

Alternative spelling
淡海 (kyūjitai)

⟨apa umi₁⟩ → /apaumi/ → /afaumi/ → /awaumi/

Derived from 淡(あわ) (awa), stem of 淡(あわ)い (awai, “light, pale”) + 海(うみ) (umi, “sea”).

An Old Japanese shift was realized as ōmi, already attested in ancient literature:

⟨apa umi₁⟩ → ⟨apumi₁⟩ → /apumi/ → /afumi/ → */awumi/ → /aumi/ → /ɔːmi/ → /oːmi/

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɰᵝa̠ɯ̟ᵝmʲi]

Noun

淡(あわ)海(うみ) • (awaumi) ^{←あはうみ (afaumi)?}
(alternative reading hiragana おうみ, rōmaji ōmi, historical hiragana あふみ)

1. a freshwater lake

   Synonyms: 湖水 (kosui), 淡水湖 (tansuiko), 湖 (mizuumi)

   Antonyms: 塩湖 (enko), 塩海 (shioumi)

Derived terms

• 近江(おうみ) (Ōmi)
• 近(ちかつ)淡海(おうみ), 近(ちか)つ淡海(おうみ) (Chika-tsu-ōmi)
• 遠(とおつ)淡海(おうみ), 遠(とお)つ淡海(おうみ) (Tō-tsu-ōmi)
  • 遠江(とおとうみ) (Tōtōmi)

Proper noun

淡(お)海(うみ) • (Ōmi) ^{←あふみ (afumi)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): Ōmi Province
2. Alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): the ancient name for 琵琶湖 (Biwako, “Lake Biwa”)
3. a surname

Compounds

• 淡海(たんかい)節(ぶし) (Tankai-bushi)