荒海

Japanese

Etymology 1

/arumi₁/ > /arumi/. Compound of ara (“rough”) and umi₁ (“sea”). Old Japanese did not permit vowel clusters, resulting in vowel elision of medial ua to u.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [arumi]

Noun

荒海 (hiragana あるみ, romaji arumi)

1. a sea with rough waves

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA: [araumi]

Noun

荒海 (hiragana あらうみ, romaji araumi)

1. a sea with rough waves