顎鬚海豹

顎鬚海豹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
顎	鬚	海	豹
あご Grade: S	ひげ Hyōgaiji	あざらし
		Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi		jukujikun

Alternative spelling
顎鬚海豹 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

顎(あご)鬚(ひげ) (agohige, “beard”) + 海豹(あざらし) (azarashi, “earless seal”). The 海豹 spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あごひげあざ​らし [àgóhígé ázáꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɡo̞çiɡe̞ a̠za̠ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

顎(あご)鬚(ひげ)海豹(あざらし) • (agohige azarashi) 

1. a bearded seal

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アゴヒゲアザラシ.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN