荒海
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 荒 | 海 |
| あら Grade: S | うみ Grade: 2 |
Etymology 1
/arumi1/ → /arumi/. Compound of 荒 (ara, “rough”) + 海 (umi1, “sea”). Old Japanese did not permit vowel clusters, resulting in vowel elision of medial ua to u.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [arumi]
Noun
荒海 (hiragana あるみ, rōmaji arumi)
- a sea with rough waves
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [araumi]
Noun
荒海 (hiragana あらうみ, rōmaji araumi)
- a sea with rough waves