赤海亀

赤海亀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
赤	海	亀
あか Grade: 1	うみ Grade: 2	かめ > がめ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
赤海龜 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

赤 (aka, “red”) +‎ 海亀 (umigame, “sea turtle”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) あかうみ​がめ [àkáúmíꜜgàmè] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) あかう​みがめ [àkáúꜜmìgàmè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠ɯ̟ᵝmʲiɡa̠me̞]

Noun

赤(あか)海(うみ)亀(がめ) • (akaumigame) 

1. a loggerhead sea turtle