胡麻斑海豹

胡麻斑海豹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
胡	麻	斑	海	豹
ご Jinmeiyō	ま Grade: S	ふ Grade: S	Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō
irregular

Alternative spelling
胡麻斑海豹 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

胡麻斑 (gomafu, “black speckle”) +‎ 海豹 (azarashi, “earless seal”). 海豹 is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) ごまふあざ​らし [gòmáfú ázáꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ma̠ɸɯ̟ᵝ a̠za̠ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

胡麻斑海豹(ごまふあざらし) • (gomafu azarashi) 

1. a spotted seal